On board the ocean weather ship Weather Reporter (1944) while on passage in the Firth of Clyde from Greenock to the North Atlantic

On board the ocean weather ship Weather Reporter (1944) while in the Firth of Clyde on passage from Greenock to the North Atlantic. The ship is stopped and the crew are engaged in lifeboat drill. The photographer is looking aft over the starboard rail showing the motor whaler swung out and lowered to deck level with five men in the boat. The ship sailed from Greenock at 10.00 on Tuesday 6th (February or March) 1962 for a 24 day deployment.

Object Details

ID: PM7491/28A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Oakham Castle (1944)
Date made: 6 February or 6 March 1962
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 236 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm