Picture No | 10074380 |
Date | 1926 |
Description | REFITTING A CRUISER |
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Patching a 'Blister' (a bulb of steel along the sides of the keel designed as a defence against torpedoes) on the hull of a 'County' Cruiser. It also gave extra stability to the ship.
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Source | Illustration by Charles Pears reproduced in 'The Graphic' 20 March 1926 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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