The Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment ship Tideflow (1954) and the frigate Falmouth (1959) under way in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar.
A starboard side view of the stern, taken from well ahead of the beam, 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 photographer's ship, the Royal Navy frigate Falmouth (1959) and men on the Falmouth's deck are connecting the hoses. Another Royal Navy frigate is being refuelled by the astern method. The horizon is not level and a light flare is across the negative.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7585/4A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Tiderace (1954); Falmouth (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 |