The Type 12 frigate HMS Falmouth (1959). In the No. 1 A/S mortar handing room between 67¼ and 71 stations on the port side of 2 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 the No. 1 A/S mortar handing room between 67¼ and 71 stations on the port side of 2 deck looking aft and to port from 70¾ station showing the battery stowage rack and a fresh water tank against the port side of the ship. A fire extinguisher, four spare Nu-Swift fire extinguisher cartridges, a battery rack and a control junction box are against the aft bulkhead. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | N65483 |
|---|---|
| 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 |