Yarmouth (1959) being launched.

A 3½x4¾ glass plate negative. A very distant starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the Type 12 frigate Yarmouth (1959) under tow in the River Clyde after her launch from the building berth in the East Yard of John Brown & Co Ltd's shipyard at Clydebank. The motor Flying Drake (1957) is towing the ship towards the fitting out basin.

Object Details

ID: N66191
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Portsmouth Dockyard Photographic Unit; John Brown & Company
Vessels: Yarmouth (1959); 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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