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 fuel working position between 78 and 84 stations on the starboard side of 5 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 fuel working position between 78 and 84 stations on the starboard side of 5 deck looking to starboard and aft showing a Gilkes of Kendal F.F.O. (furnace fuel oil) pump. Above the pump are a number of spanners and three circular gauges are next to it. A near vertical steel ladder leads up to 4 deck and behind the ladder is a vertical centrifugal pump.
Object Details
| ID: | N69000 |
|---|---|
| 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 |