The Type 81 general purpose frigate Eskimo (1961) in No. 3 basin in Chatham Dockyard during her 1971-1974 modernisation. In the laundry between 73 and 77 stations on the port side of 2 deck.
On board the Type 81 general purpose frigate Eskimo (1961) in No. 3 basin in Chatham Dockyard during her 1971-1974 modernisation. The photographer is in the laundry between 73 and 77 stations on the port side of 2 deck looking forward from 74¾ station showing an hydro-extractor (spin drier) on the left with a Rhodes Westlake Viscount washing machine in the forward port corner. Shelves are against the starboard side and they contain a portable radio cassette, a briefcase, a pair of shoes, a box of Old Spice, wooden and cardboard boxes, new T-shirts in wrappings and some other items in addition to items awaiting washing or collecting.
Object Details
| ID: | N68033 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Eskimo (1961) |
| Date made: | December 1973 - 3 January 1974 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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