On board the Royal Navy Type 15 frigate Ursa (1943) during gunnery drill while under way off Barbados

On board the Royal Navy type 15 frigate Ursa (1943) of the 8th Frigate Squadron (West Indies) under way in the waters off Barbados during an exercise involving both the 7th and 8th Frigate Squadrons. The photographer is on the port side of 1 deck at 61 station looking aft and to starboard showing the 4 inch guns firing with the crew at action stations wearing anti-flash gear. The gun mount is trained to starboard. The image is unsharp.

Object Details

ID: PM7845/26
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 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm