The Type 12 frigate HMS Falmouth (1959). In the No. 1 A/S 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 aft on the starboard side of the room showing the Limbo mortar projectile stowage racks on the right. The rack has a capacity of 15 projectiles and the chains of the projectile hoist can be seen against the aft bulkhead. The door to the compartment is on the left and a fire extinguisher is in the left foreground. A vertical format negative.

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ID:	N65502
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 the No. 1 A/S mortar projectile room between 62½ and 68 stations on the port side of 3 deck.

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