On board the County class guided missile destroyer London (1961) alongside the fitting out berth at the Neptune works of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd at Wallsend-on-Tyne. In the conversion machinery room between 64 and 72 stations on 4 deck.
On board the County class guided missile destroyer London (1961) alongside the fitting out berth at the Neptune Works of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd at Wallsend-on-Tyne. The ship is berthed starboard side to the quay. The photographer is in the conversion machinery room between 64 and 72 stations on 4 deck looking aft and to starboard from the centre line showing the main battery stowage on the left. Three Westinghouse rectifiers are against the aft bulkhead. A Muirhead machine and a fan motor starter are against the side of the ship.
Object Details
| ID: | N68943 |
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| 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 |