Hull maintenance work afloat on one of the mothball fleet, possibly the destroyer HMS FARNDALE. She is lying between two other vessels: on the left, with a ‘D’ on its side could be the destroyer OBEDIENT; the vessel on the right could be the Minesweeper HMS MUTINE.
Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service
Creator : Northern Daily Mail
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A series of images showing various maintenance work being carried out on the Royal Navy's Reserve Fleet at West Hartlepool - known locally as the 'Mothball Fleet'.
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