On board the United States Navy aircraft carrier Saratoga (1955) in the Mediterranean

On board the United States Navy aircraft carrier Saratoga (1955) while under way in the Mediterranean. The photographer is looking aft and to port from the starboard aft 5 inch gun sponsons showing the S4 5inch gun mount and its associated director trained forward. Parked on the flight deck above are two Douglas A-4C Skyhawks of VA 36 and a Vought F-8D Crusader of VF 32.

Object Details

ID: PM7647/13
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Saratoga (1955)
Date made: April - October 1963
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm