United States Navy landing craft manoeuvring before heading for the shore during the 6th Fleet amphibious exercise Steel Link 1 in the Mediterranean.
A general view of the United States Navy utility landing craft ACU2-1, ACU2-15 and LCU 1487 (1952) manoeuvring during the United States Navy 6th Fleet amphibious exercise Steel Link 1 in the Mediterranean. All three craft have been launched from the dock landing ship Lindenwald (1943) LSD 6. In the background are the attack transport Monrovia (1942) APA 31 and another vessel.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7729/19 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | LCU 1487 (1952); Lindenwald (1943) Monrovia (1942) |
| Date made: | 14 August 1964 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |