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 port side of the deck abreast the balloon hangar looking aft and to starboard showing a meteorological officer on the quarterdeck releasing a weather balloon with a radio sonde and cruciform aerial attached. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7478/5A |
|---|---|
| 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: 38 mm x 35 mm |