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
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