Yarmouth (1959) being launched.
A 3¼x4¼ glass plate negative. A starboard near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, 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 tug Flying Duck (1956) is acting as steerage tug while the Flying Drake (1957), which is out of the picture, is towing the ship towards the fitting out basin.
Object Details
| ID: | N66192 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Portsmouth Dockyard Photographic Unit; John Brown & Company |
| Vessels: | Yarmouth (1959); Flying Duck (1956) |
| 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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