Yarmouth (1959) being launched.

A 3¼x4¼ glass plate negative. A close detail of the fore poppet on the starboard 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 ahead of the beam, looking to port and aft. Eight temporary shores are still in position. The hydraulic ram at the front of the poppet can be seen on the right.

Object Details

ID: N66195
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
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