On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Nubian (1960) alongside South Railway Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard prior to commissioning. The starboard single Mark 9 40 mm Bofors L70 gun mounting.
On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Nubian (1960) alongside South Railway Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard prior to commissioning on 9 October 1962. The photographer is on the starboard side of 01 deck at 50 station looking aft and to starboard showing the single Mark 9 L70 bofors gun mounting. Abaft it are the davits for the 27 feet motor whaler. Laid up in the background are the Isle of Wight paddle steamer Whippingham (1930) and a Royal Navy Colony class light cruiser.
Object Details
| ID: | N70544 |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Nubian (1960); Whippingham (1930) |
| Date made: | Before 8 October 1962 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 mm x 62 mm |