The commando carrier Albion (1947) alongside Middle Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Dockyard
A very close starboard side view of the mast of the commando carrier Albion (1947) alongside Middle Slip Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard. The photographer is on the jetty looking to port and up from abreast the island showing the mast with the single bedstead AKE 1 aerial of the Type 965 radar at the masthead. with the aerial of the type 983 radar at the forward end of the island. The Royal Marine Commando badge is on the funnel.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7575/9A |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Albion (1947) |
| Date made: | July - August 1962 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |