Three different types of landing craft at the beach during the United States 6th Fleet amphibious warfare exercise Steel Link 1 in the Mediterranean.
Three different types of landing craft at the assault beach during the United States 6th Fleet amphibious warfare exercise Steel Link 1 in the Mediterranean. Nearest the camera approaching the shore are the LCAs PA31-2 and PA31-10 from the attack transport Monrovia (1942). LCU 1467 (1952) from the dock landing ship Lindenwald (1943) is beached and is discharging a M48 Patton tank. ACU2-15, also from the Lindenwald (1943), is beached in the background.
Object Details
ID: | PM7725/37 |
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Type: | Roll film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
Vessels: | LCU 1467 (1952); Lindenwald (1943) Monrovia (1942) |
Date made: | 14 August 1964 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 132 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |