On board the ocean weather ship Weather Reporter (1944) in the James Watt Dock, Greenock

On board the ocean weather ship Weather Reporter (1944) in the James Watt Dock, Greenock. The photographer is looking aft and to starboard from the starboard side of the bridge deck as the ship moves slowly ahead, bound out for her Atlantic station. In the foreground is one of her cocooned 40mm bofors guns. The ship sailed from Greenock at 10.00 on Tuesday 6th (February or March) 1962 for a 24 day deployment. An EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship in ballast is on the left and in the background is an unidentified ocean weather ship.

Object Details

ID: PM7493/18A
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 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm