On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Ashanti (1959) alongside the fitting out berth at the Yarrow & Co Ltd shipyard at Scotstoun, Glasgow. In the A/S and 4.5 inch metadyne compartment between 73 and 78 stations on the port side of 3 deck.

On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Ashanti (1959) alongside the fitting out berth at the Yarrow & Co Ltd shipyard at Scotstoun, Glasgow. The photographer is in the A/S and 4.5 inch metadyne compartment between 73 and 78 stations on the port side of 3 deck looking aft showing an amplifier assembly, change over switch, loudspeaker, junction boxes, fuse panels and the semi-circular shaped starshell change over switch against the starboard bulkhead. The A/S mortar metadyne is under the bench in the foreground and above it are a starter and two fuse panels. Further aft against the ship's side are two starters, a control panel and two fuse panels with the mark 19 metadyne on the deck.

Object Details

ID: N70036
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Ashanti (1959)
Date made: November 1961
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 100 mm x 125 mm
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