The County class guided missile destroyer Hampshire (1961) in the fitting out basin of John Brown & Co Ltd at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. The flight deck and Seaslug missile launcher from the port side.
The County class guided missile destroyer Hampshire (1961) in the fitting out basin of John Brown & Co Ltd at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. The ship is berthed port side to the quay. The photographer is on a raised position on the quayside looking to starboard and down showing the flight deck and the aft end of the Seaslug Mark I missile launcher. The Westland Wessex HAS.1 helicopter XP156 (1962) 902/HA is on the flight deck. The loading hatches to the Seaslug missile loading space are open.
Object Details
| ID: | N68280 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Hampshire (1961) |
| Date made: | 5 to 14 March 1963 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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