On board the Type 12 general purpose frigate Plymouth (1959) alongside the south wall of No. 3 basin in Chatham Dockyard, Kent. In the combined radar office between 36½ and 41 stations on the port 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 combined radar office between 36½ and 41 stations on the port side of 2 deck looking to starboard and forward showing a work bench with drawers and cupboards under and a litter bin on the end. Above the bench are a telephone, a type 993 radar aerial control unit, a radiac system indicating unit and a radiac system simulator connecting box. On the end of the bench is an empty test equipment cabinet. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: N69392
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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