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 dining hall between 52½ and 57 stations on the starboard side of 2 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 dining hall between 52½ and 57 stations on the starboard side of 2 deck looking to port and forward showing two table with bench seats. On the left are a cupboard and a cold water dispenser. Against the port bulkhead are a Thermotank air conditioning unit, a fire extinguisher and an automatic emergency lantern. The door to the hall is open showing the passageway beyond.

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ID:	N69357
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

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 dining hall between 52½ and 57 stations on the starboard side of 2 deck.

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