The type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Nubian (1960) alongside South Railway Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard prior to commissioning. The motor cutter in its davits and the funnels from the jetty.
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 jetty looking aft and to starboard from abreast the break in the forecastle showing the 25 feet motor cutter in its davits with a scrambling net at the deck edge below it. The ship's funnels are beyond it and on the forefunnel is a logo of a dhow showing that the ship is to serve in the Persian Gulf.
Object Details
| ID: | N70547 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Nubian (1960) |
| Date made: | Before 8 October 1962 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 mm x 62 mm |