On board the Royal Navy riverine gunboat Skull (1963) (former LCA) on patrol near Kuching, Sarawak
On board the Royal Navy riverine gunboat Skull (1963) (former LCA) during a patrol near Kuching, Sarawak. In the upper foreground is part of the international code flag Kilo, meaning 'I wish to communicate with you'. The gunboat is crewed by men from Naval Party Kilo and one of the crew is in normal rig of beach shorts, khaki shirt and sandals and he is holding a Sterling L2A3 sub machine gun. A local passenger boat is in the background. This was during the Indonesian confrontation which ran from 20 January 1963 to 11 August 1966.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7750/13 |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Skull (1963) |
| Date made: | October 1964 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 76 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |