The Type 12 frigate HMS Falmouth (1959). In the laundry between 66½ and 71 stations on the starboard 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 laundry between 66½ and 71 stations on the starboard side of 2 deck looking forward and to port showing issue racks against the port bulkhead with an hydro extractor (spin dryer) and a soap and soda boiler near the forward bulkhead. The side of the Breezette tumble dryer is on the right.
Object Details
| ID: | N65869 |
|---|---|
| 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 |