The foredeck and forward 4.5 inch gun mount on board a Royal Navy Tribal class Type 81 general purpose frigate.

Looking forward from the starboard side of the forecastle (1) deck on board a Royal Navy Tribal class Type 81 general purpose frigate showing the foredeck while under way at sea. The forward 4.5 inch gun mount is on the left. A hilly coastline is in the background and a tanker is hull down on the horizon. The name of the vessel, the location and the date are unknown but it is probably in Persian Gulf or Caribbean waters.

Object Details

ID: PM7691/9
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Tribal class (1959-1962)
Date made: 1962-1966
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 153 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm