Yarmouth (1959) leaving Clydebank for Tail o' the Bank.
A 3¼x4¼ glass plate negative. A port quarter view of the Type 12 frigate Yarmouth (1959) under tow of the tug Flying Drake (1957) manoeuvring off the fitting out basin of John Brown & Co Ltd's shipyard at Clydebank. She is heading for Tail o' the Bank to commence her acceptance trials. Her pendant number is F101. She is flying the builders houseflag and the red ensign. She has a line out astern to another tug which is out of the picture. The weather is calm and slightly misty.
Object Details
| ID: | N66662 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Portsmouth Dockyard Photographic Unit; John Brown & Company |
| Vessels: | Yarmouth (1959); Flying Drake (1957) |
| 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 1960-03-26 1960-03 1968-09 1969-1976 1974-12-12 1981-05 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |