The County class guided missile destroyer London (1961) in a dry dock at the Neptune works of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd at Wallsend-on-Tyne. A close detail of one of the four starboard side stabilizer fins.

The County class guided missile destroyer London (1961) in a dry dock at the Neptune Works of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd at Wallsend-on-Tyne. The photographer is standing on the floor of the dock to starboard of the centreline keel blocks looking up at the underside of one of the four starboard stabilizers. A scale stick is being held against the trailing edge of the stabilizer fin.

Object Details

ID: N68647
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: London (1961)
Date made: Before 14 November 1963
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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