On board the County class guided missile destroyer Hampshire (1961) in the fitting out basin of John Brown & Co Ltd at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. In a petty officer's mess forward on 1 deck.

On board the County class guided missile destroyer Hampshire (1961) in the fitting out basin of John Brown & Co Ltd at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. The photographer is in one of three petty officer's messes forward on 1 deck: a mess for 21 men between 50 and 58 stations on the starboard side, a mess for 33 men between 58 and 71 stations on the port side and a mess for 33 men between 58 and 72 stations on the starboard side. Five easy chairs are facing an electric fire which has a drinks unit on either side of it. The bulkhead against which the fire is mounted is identified as 1F. A sink unit and an hot water urn are in the corner. A kit locker and a triple tier bunk unit numbered 22, 23 and 24 are against a bulkhead and on the left is a letter rack and a clock reading 04.03. The same image as negative number N18013.

Object Details

ID: N68379
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Hampshire (1961)
Date made: Before 14 March 1963
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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