The Type 12 frigate HMS Falmouth (1959). In the engine room between 49 and 57 stations on 4 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 engine room between 49 and 57 stations on 4 deck, said to be looking aft from the starboard side of the middle platform showing a starter panel and an emergency change over switch and connection box in the right foreground with two gauges labelled 'E.R. S.W. circ. supply' and 'Firemain' above them. A small workbench fitted with a vice is in the centre of the photograph. On the left is a panel with six gauges on it; two are for the circulating pump suction and delivery and three are for nozzle compartment.

Object Details

ID: N65674
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