A slightly distant port broadside view of the Royal Yacht Britannia (1953) under way at Spithead.

A slightly distant port broadside view of the Royal Yacht Britannia (1953) under way at the western end of the anchorage at Spithead during the 20th Anniversary Review of the NATO Navies. She has completed her run to the west and is now proceeding east to pass between lines A and B. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is on board the Britannia (1953). The bow of the United States Navy fleet oiler Chukawan (1945), hull number 100, is on the left. She is dressed overall and her crew are manning the side.

Object Details

ID: PM7882/4
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Britannia (1953); Chukawan (1945)
Date made: 16 May 1969
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 214 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm