The Royal Navy frigate Lowestoft (1960) turning to starboard at speed in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar.
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the Royal Navy type 12 frigate Lowestoft (1960) turning to starboard at speed in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar during the NATO exercise Riptide III. Her pendant number is F103 and she is a unit of the 5th Frigate Squadron. Beyond her is the frigate Berwick (1959), also turning to starboard. The photographer is on board the frigate Falmouth (1959) looking forward from the port side of the bridge roof.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7578/17A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Falmouth (1959); Lowestoft (1960) Berwick (1959) |
| Date made: | 10-15 August 1962 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 113 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |