The Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment ship Tideflow (1954) and the frigate Berwick (1959) under way in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar.
A close starboard side view of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet replenishment ship Tideflow (1954) under way in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar during the NATO exercise Riptide III. The photographer is on board the Royal Navy type 12 frigate Falmouth (1959) on the port bridge wing looking slightly aft and to port at the aft end of the Tideflow as she prepares for alongside refuelling. The Tideflow is also refuelling the Royal Navy frigate Berwick (1959) to port. The Berwick (1959) is leader of the 5th Frigate Squadron.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7581/33A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Falmouth (1959); Tiderace (1954) Berwick (1959) |
| Date made: | 10-15 August 1962 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |