The Type 12 frigate HMS Falmouth (1959). In No. 1 mortar projectile room between 62½ and 68 stations on the port side of 3 deck.

On board the Type 12 frigate HMS Falmouth (1959) alongside the Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd fitting out berth at Wallsend on the River Tyne between 1 and 25 July 1961. The photographer is in No. 1 mortar projectile room between 62½ and 68 stations on the port side of 3 deck looking forward on the port side of the room showing the Limbo mortar projectile stowage racks on the right. The rack in the foreground has a capacity of 15 projectiles and the other rack can hold 38 projectiles. Against the ship's side are three drums containing spare muzzle covers and a stowage rack for spare piston rings and projectile tails.

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ID:	N65452
Collection:	Historic Photographs
Type:	Sheet film negative
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Falmouth (1959)
Date made:	July 1961
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Collection

The Type 12 frigate HMS Falmouth (1959). In No. 1 mortar projectile room between 62½ and 68 stations on the port side of 3 deck.

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