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 boiler room uptake between 56 and 58½ stations on 2 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 boiler room uptake between 56 and 58½ stations on 2 deck looking forward on the starboard side. The main downtake trunk is on the left with a fire hose basket near the end of it. Three exhaust pipes, a drain pipe and a saturated steam pipe, all heavily lagged, are on the right.

Object Details

ID: N70042
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