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 57 and 62½ stations. The photographer is looking forward on the starboard side showing triple tier bunks, those on the left being rigged for sleeping and those on the right being rigged for sitting. A fan ventilation unit and an automatic emergency lantern are on the forward bulkhead. The photograph was taken prior to 9 May 1972. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: PM3065/88
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
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