AJAXNETPHOTO. 9TH MARCH, 1971. WOOLSTON, ENGLAND. - WORLD'S LARGEST PLASTIC WARSHIP - HMS WILTON, A 'TON' CLASS MINESWEEPER FOR THE ROYAL NAVY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE VOSPER THORNYCROFT SHIPYARD IN WOOLSTON. VOSPER GLASS FIBRE TECHNOLOGY LED THE WAY. THE LAST VESSEL TO BE BUILT AT THE WOOLSTON YARD WAS THE 75M MIRABELLA V, THE WORLD'S LARGEST GLASS FIBRE SINGLE MASTED YACHT. PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX. REF: CN357113

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Size: 2765px × 1929px
Location: WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON,
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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