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 |
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