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 looking aft and slightly down from the centreline on top of the 4.5 inch gun turret showing the replenishment at sea tripod in its stowed position, the bridge front, Mark 6M director and the Type 277Q radar aerial. Attached to the top of the bridge front is the ship's crest and covered liferafts are on either side of the central bridge. The tanker Derby (1960) is in the fitting out basin on the right.
Object Details
| ID: | N66327 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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 |