Yarmouth (1959) under construction

A 3½x4¾ glass plate negative. The Type 12 frigate Yarmouth (1959) under construction in the East Yard of John Brown & Co Ltd's shipyard at Clydebank. The photographer is looking down from a crane on the port side of the berth showing prefabricated sections of the keel and lower hull on the building blocks on the berth. The sections 42 to 59 are in place and supported on timber struts. A number of men are working inside the hull with welding taking place between stations 43 and 46. On the adjoining berth in the background is the tanker Lincoln (1958), yard number 707, under construction.

Object Details

ID: N66121
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Portsmouth Dockyard Photographic Unit; John Brown & Company
Vessels: Yarmouth (1959); Lincoln (1958)
Date made: 1957-11-29; 1957-12-03 1957-12-25 1958-02-06 1968-09 1969-1976 1974-12-12 1981-05
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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