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 on the quarterdeck looking forward into the balloon hangar showing a meteorological officer attaching a radio sonde and cruciform aerial to a weather balloon. The balloon is fully inflated and is housed under a conical hood to protect it from roof projections. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7478/2A |
|---|---|
| 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 157 mm;Frame: 43 mm x 35 mm |