On board the Royal Navy light cruiser Tiger (1945) during a NATO exercise in the North Atlantic off north-west Scotland

On board the light cruiser Tiger (1945) in the North Atlantic off north-west Scotland during the NATO exercise Flat Rock. The photographer is looking aft from the starboard side of 02 deck showing Q3 twin 3 inch gun turret firing on the starboard beam. The gun director is also trained to starboard. The ship's funnels and mainmast are on the right. The Tiger (1945) was the flagship of Vice-Admiral F R Twiss who commanded a fleet of 46 ships drawn from six NATO nations for the exercise which took place in the waters off Cape Wrath and Loch Ewe.

Object Details

ID: PM7529/28A
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 39 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 39 mm