Yarmouth (1959) on board views on completion.
A 2¼ square roll film negative. A deck view of the Type 12 frigate Yarmouth (1959) alongside the south-east corner of the fitting out basin in John Brown & Co Ltd's shipyard at Clydebank. The photographer is on the forecastle ahead of the aft breakwater looking aft along the centreline showing the 4.5 inch gun turret, bridge front, Mark 6M director, Type 277Q radar aerial and foremast fitted with Type 978 radar to starboard, Type 293Q to port and FH4 HF/DF at the masthead. The stern of the tanker Derby (1960), yard number 706, is in the basin with the tanker Kent (1960), yard number 708, on her building berth in the background. On the left heading downstream is the motor tug Chieftain (1930).
Object Details
| ID: | N66318 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Portsmouth Dockyard Photographic Unit; John Brown & Company |
| Vessels: | Yarmouth (1959); Derby (1960) Kent (1960) Chieftain (1930) |
| 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 1959-04-14 1959-05-06 1959-05-21 1959-06-09 1959-07-03 1959-09-08 1959-10-06 1959-10-59 1959-11-17 1959-12-14 1960-02-12 1960-03-03 1960-03 1968-09 1969-1976 1974-12-12 1981-05 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |