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 midships 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 Tideflow (1954) is refuelling the Royal Navy frigate Berwick (1959) to port and the Berwick is the leader of the 5th Frigate Squadron. The photographer is on board the Royal Navy type 12 frigate Falmouth (1959) to starboard of the Tideflow (1954) and hoses are being passed for alongside refuelling. The horizon is not level.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7584/37A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Tiderace (1954); Berwick (1959) |
| Date made: | 10-15 August 1962 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 85 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 45 mm |