AJAXNETPHOTO. AUGUST, 1974. PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - FRIGATE HMS PLYMOUTH DEPARTS NAVAL BASE. ROTHESAY CLASS FRIGATE BUILT AT DEVONPORT DOCKYARD 1959. IN 1982, PLYMOUTH WAS ONE OF FIRST BRITISH WARSHIPS TO ARRIVE IN SOUTH ATLANTIC DURING THE FALKLANDS ISLANDS CONFLICT, TAKING PART IN RECAPTURE OF SOUTH GEORGIA DURING OPERATION PARAQUET. PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX REF:232404_82

---

Size: 3308px × 1938px
Location: PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND.
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1976, 1982, 20th, admiralty, ajaxnetphoto, alfredo, alley, architcture, archive, argentine, astiz, atlantic, bomb, carlos, century, class, classic, conflict, defence, design, devonport, distressed, dockyard, eastland, england, falkland, falklands, fe, fleet, force, frigate, frigates, georgia, grey, gunfire, historical, hms, improved, islands, jonathan, lines, malvenas, naval, navy, nelson, obsolete, ocean, operation, paint, paraquet, platform, plymouth, portsmouth, queens, quote, realm, royal, san, santa, scrapped, ship, ships, signing, sold, south, submarine, support, surface, surrender, task, veterans, war, wardroom, warship, warships, waters, weapons, whitby