The Type 81 general purpose frigate Eskimo (1961) alongside the fitting out berth of J Samuel White & Co Ltd at West Cowes, Isle of Wight. The forecastle, bridge and mast from the bow.
On board the Type 81 general purpose frigate Eskimo (1961) alongside the fitting out berth of J Samuel White & Co Ltd at West Cowes, Isle of Wight. The photographer is looking aft from the bow showing the 4.5 inch gun on the forecastle, the enclosed bridge, the MRS.3 director and the foremast which is surmounted by the Type 965 AKE 1 radar aerial. Berthed inboard of the Eskimo (1961) is the Trinity House lighthouse and buoy tender Winston Churchill (1963) fitting out. She was launched in October 1962 and completed in May 1963.
Object Details
| ID: | N67665 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Eskimo (1961); Winston Churchill (1963) |
| Date made: | February 1963 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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