On the flight deck of the helicopter support ship Lofoten (1945) alongside in No. 3 Basin, Devonport Dockyard

On board the helicopter support ship Lofoten (1945) alongside the east wall of No. 3 basin in Devonport Dockyard. The photographer is looking forward and to port from the forward end of the flight deck alongside the tail rotor of the Westland Wessex HAS.1 helicopter XP110, coded 776/PO, which is parked on the forward part of the flight deck. Fixed to the rear face of the forward gun mounting platforms and lower deck fan vents are the three landing lights which look like roadside traffic lights.

Object Details

ID: PM7779/5
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: LST 3027 (1945)
Date made: 24 June 1964
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm