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 70 feet up on the foremast looking aft in an Atlantic swell. In the foreground are the two single 40mm bofors guns cocooned. The canvas cover over the starboard whaler has been removed. The ship is rolling to port. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7482/16 |
|---|---|
| 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 190 mm;Frame: 37 mm x 35 mm |