On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Thames (1953) leaving Den Helder, The Netherlands

On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Thames (1953) when under way leaving the basin at Den Helder, the Netherlands. The photographer is on the starboard side amidships looking aft showing the starboard side of the sweep deck with all equipment covered with canvas. She is leaving Den Helder to return to Southampton after taking part with other Ton class units in the joint RN/RNR live minesweeping exercise Cableway in Dutch coastal waters.

Object Details

ID: PM7666/5
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Buttington (1953)
Date made: 15 July 1963
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm