A starboard side view of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Tideflow (1954) moored at Toulon

A starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Tideflow (1954) moored at Toulon. The Tideflow refuelled the cruisers BERMUDA astern and SHEFFIELD to port while on passage from Malta to Toulon on 13 November 1958 and on 21 November she arrived back at Malta from Toulon after taking part in an Exercise Medaswex 27 with ships of the Royal Canadian Navy and French Navy. A copy negative of a captioned Marius Bar photographic print which has the date incorrect.

Object Details

ID: P68559
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Tiderace (1954)
Date made: 14 to 20 November 1958
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 118 mm x 163 mm