On board the Type 12 general purpose frigate Plymouth (1959) alongside the south wall of No. 3 basin in Chatham Dockyard, Kent. In the junior rates mess between 23 and 27 stations on 3 deck.
On board the Type 12 general purpose frigate Plymouth (1959) alongside the south side of number 3 basin in Chatham Dockyard at the end of a modernization which commenced in August 1966. The ship is berthed starboard side to the quay. The photographer is in the junior rates mess between 23 and 27 stations on 3 deck looking forward on the centreline showing a triple tier bunk unit, five kit lockers, eight boot or dirty clothes lockers, an electric fire and a Thermotank air conditioning unit. The stairs up to 2 deck are in the foreground and an ironing board is stowed against the side of the stairs. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | N69221 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Plymouth (1959) |
| Date made: | Before 19 March 1969 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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