# HMS Northumberland MOD 45167777

- By: Lt Cdr Shaun Roster
- Date: 2020-12-13
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: https://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/Home/Search?Query=45167777.jpg&Type=Filename
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HMS_Northumberland_MOD_45167777.jpg)
- Rights: [OGL 3](http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/4/41/HMS_Northumberland_MOD_45167777.jpg/1920px-HMS_Northumberland_MOD_45167777.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Dramatic image taken from the bow of HMS Northumberland, showing the Focsle, bridge and 4.5" Mk 8 Naval Gun As she transits North towards the Arctic Circle with the sun rising astern.

Imagery of life aboard ship, in this case HMS Northumberland in the North Atlantic and North Sea.

As a Type 23 frigate (also known as the Duke class), HMS Northumberland was originally designed to carry out anti-submarine operations in the North Atlantic. Today, this versatile ship carries out a wide variety of maritime security operations, including counter-piracy, escort duties and boarding operations.

As the name suggests, HMS Northumberland maintains close ties with the North East of England. She was built by the Swan Hunter shipyard in Tyne and Wear and is affiliated with the county of Northumberland.

Organization: Royal Navy

Object Name: AR200016

Keywords: Long Range, Mk8, 4.5" Naval Gun, Guns, Surface Fleet Weapons, Support Weapons, Ocean, Water, Scenery, Landscape, Environment, Terrain, Royal Navy, Equipment, Surface Fleet, Frigate, FFG, Type 23, Duke Class, HMS Northumberland, F238, Focsle, Cloud, Sun Rise, Lens Flare

Country: At Sea