Yarmouth (1959) being launched.
A 3¼x4¼ glass plate negative. A very close detail of the fore poppet on the port bow of the Type 12 frigate Yarmouth (1959) on her building berth in the East Yard of John Brown & Co Ltd's shipyard at Clydebank, taken from just ahead of the beam, looking to starboard and slightly aft. Three temporary shores are still in position. The hydraulic ram at the front of the poppet can be seen on the left.
Object Details
| ID: | N66194 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Portsmouth Dockyard Photographic Unit; John Brown & Company |
| Vessels: | Yarmouth (1959) |
| 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 |