Rhyl (1959). In the junior rates mess on 3 deck.

A 35mm roll film negative. On board the Rothesay class type 12 frigate Rhyl (1959) in Devonport Dockyard. In the junior rates mess on 3 deck between 27 and 31 stations. The photographer is looking forward and slightly to starboard from the starboard side of the mess showing a 2 tier bunk unit rigged for sitting on the left. Kit lockers, a tannoy and a fan ventilation unit are on the forward bulkhead 27. Suitcase lockers are on the right. An electric fire is on a pillar in the foreground. The photograph was taken prior to 9 May 1972.

Object Details

ID: PM3062/71
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: 35 mm; Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: HM Dockyard, Devonport
Vessels: Rhyl (1959)
Date made: 1972-05
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London