On board the Type 12 general purpose frigate Plymouth (1959) alongside the south wall of No. 3 basin in Chatham Dockyard, Kent. In the 4.5 inch shell room between19 and 23 stations on 4 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 4.5 inch shell room between 19 and 23 stations on 4 deck looking to port and slightly aft from the forward end showing the dumping platform and rope ladder in the foreground. The shell hoist is on the left and a fire extinguisher is fixed to a pillar. Open shelves for the stowage of small arms ammunition are against the ship's side. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
ID: | N69340 |
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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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