A port near broadside view of the Royal Navy type 12 general purpose frigate Plymouth (1959) under way at Portland, Dorset

A port near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the Royal Navy type 12 general purpose frigate Plymouth (1959) under way at Portland, Dorset. Her pendant number is F126 and her Westland Wasp HAS.1 helicopter is on the flight deck. The photographer is on a tender with other people, including Royal Navy personnel.

Object Details

ID: PM7897/17
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Plymouth (1959)
Date made: July 1969
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm