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. The gunboat is crewed by men from Naval Party Kilo and one of the crew carrying a Sterling L2A3 sub machine gun is on board a local boat which is close alongside. Also on board is a Malay interpreter talking to the passengers. He is wearing a jungle grren uniform and has a Lee-Enfield Mark V rifle over his shoulder. The boat is carrying rolls of wire mesh and passengers. This was during the Indonesian confrontation which ran from 20 January 1963 to 11 August 1966.

Object Details

ID: PM7752/15
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: Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm
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