Gun firing drill on board the Royal Navy Type 81 frigate Tartar (1960) off Barbados in the West Indies.
On board the Royal Navy Type 81 general purpose frigate Tartar (1960) while at sea off Barbados during exercises involving the 7th and 8th Frigate Squadrons. The Tartar is a unit of the 8th Frigate Squadron (West Indies). The photographer is on the starboard side of the quarterdeck just abaft the helicopter hangar looking aft and to port at the rear of the aft 4.5 inch gun mount. The gun crew are at action stations and a shell is in the loading tray.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7824/11A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Tartar (1960) |
| Date made: | May - June 1966 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
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