The Type 81 frigate Gurkha (1960) alongside the fitting out berth at Woolston, Southampton. In the wardroom between 50 and 56 stations on the port 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 in the wardroom between 50 and 56 stations on the port side of 1 deck looking forward showing easy chairs and coffee tables in the foreground. The table and sixteen chairs are set athwartships in the background. A sideboard and bookcase are against the inboard bulkhead. A framed photographic portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II by Dorothy Wilding dated 1954 is against the forward bulkhead with a similar sized photograph of Prince Philip next to it. Two other framed but unidentified prints are against the forward bulkhead.
Object Details
| ID: | N67578 |
|---|---|
| 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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