On board the Type 81 frigate Gurkha (1960) alongside the fitting out berth at Woolston, Southampton. The 27 feet motor whaler davits between 56 and 60 stations on the starboard side of 1 deck.
On board the Type 81 frigate Gurkha (1960) alongside the fitting out berth of John I Thornycroft & Co Ltd at Woolston, Southampton. The photographer is on the starboard side of 1 deck at 61 station looking forward and to starboard showing the underside of the 27 feet motor whaler in its davits between 56 and 60 stations. The whaler's oars, the dinghy mast and the accommodation ladder handrails are stowed in a rack under the deckhead. The RNSA 14 feet clinker-built sailing dinghy is on a deck cradle between the davits and under the whaler.
Object Details
| ID: | N67537 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Gurkha (1960) |
| Date made: | Before 13 February 1963 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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