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 |
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