On board the Royal Navy light cruiser Tiger (1945) during a NATO exercise in the North Atlantic off north-west Scotland
On board the Royal Navy light cruiser Tiger (1945) looking to starboard from amidships showing the 27 feet motor whaler being lowered for exercise purposes. A lifering had been thrown overboard and the boat had to retrieve it. Vice-Admiral Frank R Twiss was on board the Tiger commanding a fleet of 46 ships drawn from six NATO nations for exercise Flat Rock which took place in the waters off Cape Wrath and Loch Ewe between 16 and 24 October 1963.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7520/25 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Tiger (1945) |
| Date made: | 16-24 October 1963 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 40 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 40 mm |