On board the Royal Navy frigate Falmouth (1959) bound out from Santander, Spain.

On board the Royal Navy type 12 frigate Falmouth (1959) which is outward bound from Santander, Spain from a courtesy visit after her participation in the NATO exercise Riptide III in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar. The photographer is looking aft from just ahead of the Limbo mortar well showing some of the crew fallen in on the quarterdeck for Procedure 'Alpha' (hands at harbour stations).

Object Details

ID: PM7606/10A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Falmouth (1959)
Date made: 22 August 1962
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 76 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm