On board the ocean weather ship Weather Reporter (1944) in the North Atlantic
On board the ocean weather ship Weather Reporter (1944) on station in the North Atlantic. The photographer is looking forward over the starboard side showing some of the crew engaged in lifeboat drill. A 'casualty' in a wire cage stretcher is being hoisted aboard from the starboard motor whaler which is alongside. The Atlantic is flat calm.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7486/0 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Oakham Castle (1944) |
| Date made: | February or March 1962 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 116 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 40 mm |