On board the ocean weather ship Weather Reporter (1944) while on station in the North Atlantic.
On board the ocean weather ship Weather Reporter (1944) on station in the North Atlantic. The photographer is looking forward from 70 feet up on the foremast showing the forward part of the ship entirely hidden by spray when the bow slams into the running sea. An aerial projecting from the front of the foremast is in the foreground.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7473/17A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Oakham Castle (1944) |
| Date made: | February-March 1962 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |