On board the Royal Navy Type 15 frigate Ursa (1943) under way off Barbados with the type 41 frigate Lynx (1955).
On board the Royal Navy type 15 frigate Ursa (1943) of the 8th Frigate Squadron (West Indies) while 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 01 deck at 47 station looking to port at the Royal Navy Type 41 frigate Lynx (1955) of the 7th Frigate Squadron (South Atlantic). The Lynx (1955) is seen from off her starboard beam and is coming close alongside during a jackstay transfer. Only the midship section of the Lynx (1955) from the foremast to the aft director is in the photograph. One of the Ursa's crew is in the foreground.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7845/29 |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Ursa (1943); Lynx (1955) |
| 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 |