Yarmouth (1959) on launch day.
A 2¼ square roll film negative. A slightly distant starboard bow view of the Type 12 frigate Yarmouth (1959) alongside the west side of the fitting out basin of John Brown & Co Ltd's shipyard at Clydebank, immediately after launching. She still has the forward poppets attached to her bow. The tugs Flying Duck (1956) and Flying Drake (1957) are beyond her stern.
Object Details
| ID: | N66173 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Portsmouth Dockyard Photographic Unit; John Brown & Company |
| Vessels: | Yarmouth (1959); Flying Duck (1956) Flying Drake (1957) |
| Date made: | 1957-11-29; 1957-12-03 1957-12-25 1958-02-06 1958-02-20 1958-03-07 1958-04-01 1958-04-21 1958-05-09 1958-06-09 1958-07-01 1958-08-05 1958-08-25 1958-09-09 1958-10-07 1958-10-27 1958-11-19 1958-12-15 1959-01-19 1959-02-10 1959-03-09 1959-03-23 1968-09 1969-1976 1974-12-12 1981-05 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |