The Type 12 frigate HMS Falmouth (1959). In the torpedo pistol & maintenance room between 46 and 48 stations on 1 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 torpedo pistol and maintenance room between 46 and 48 stations on the centreline of 1 deck looking to starboard showing boiler room supply vents on the left. A workbench equipped with a Record 83 vice and with a cupboard above is against the aft bulkhead. A junction box, transformer and fuse panel are also against the aft bulkhead. A fuse panel and cable holder are against the starboard bulkhead. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: N65707
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