The Dutch Navy light cruiser De Ruyter (1944) and the Royal Navy command helicopter cruiser Blake (1945) anchored at Spithead.

A slightly distant port side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the Dutch Navy light cruiser De Ruyter (1944) at anchor in Line B at Spithead during the 20th Anniversary Review of the NATO Navies. She is dressed overall, her hull number is C801 and her crew are manning the side. Her bow is out of the picture. The Royal Navy command helicopter cruiser Blake (1945), seen from abaft her port beam, is at anchor in line C in the background and beyond her are Belgian minesweepers.

Object Details

ID: PM7885/20
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: De Ruyter (1944); Blake (1945)
Date made: 16 May 1969
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm