Yarmouth (1959) under construction.
A 3½x4¾ glass plate negative. The Type 12 frigate Yarmouth (1959) under construction in the East Yard of John Brown & Co Ltd's shipyard at Clydebank. A very close detail of part of the main turbine stage 2 top half diaphragm showing hairline cracks in the casting, presumably taken in the engine erecting shop. Negatives numbers N66154 to N66157 all show cracks in turbine castings.
Object details
| ID: | N66154 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Portsmouth Dockyard Photographic Unit; John Brown & Company Ltd |
| Vessels: | Yarmouth (1959) |
| Date made: | 1959-02-12 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |