The Royal Navy type 15 frigate Ursa (1943) of the 8th Frigate Squadron (West Indies) berthed at Key West naval base, Florida

A starboard quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the Royal Navy Type 15 frigate Ursa (1943) of the 8th Frigate Squadron (West Indies) alongside a pier to take on bunkers at the United States Key West naval base, Florida, on a courtesy visit during exercises involving the 7th Frigate Squadron (South Atlantic) and the 8th Frigate Squadron (West Indies). The photographer is on the pier abaft the stern looking forward and slightly to port. The stern is out of the picture and the hull is hidden by the pier. A Dodge 100 pick-up truck is in the foreground.

Object Details

ID: PM7831/10
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Ursa (1943)
Date made: May - June 1966
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 192 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm