On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Ashanti (1959) alongside North Corner Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard during her September 1968 to April 1970 refit. In the crew's 2E mess between 41 and 42½ stations on the starboard side of 2 deck.
On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Ashanti (1959) alongside North Corner Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard during her September 1968 to April 1970 refit. The photographer is in the crew's 2E mess between 41 and 42½ stations on the starboard side of 2 deck looking forward and to starboard from the middle of the mess showing a triple tier bunk unit against the ship's side. A folding table and two chairs and an ironing board are in the left foreground. A bookshelf and two loudspeakers are fitted against the forward bulkhead. On the bookshelf are a ludo board and books, including a book titled 'The Vaagso Raid' by Joseph H Devins Jr, published in 1968. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | N70193 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Ashanti (1959) |
| Date made: | Before December 1969 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 75 mm x 62 mm |
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