Old Portsmouth and the harbour entrance taken from on board a ship inside Portsmouth Harbour, bound out.
A general view looking south towards the harbour entrance from on board a vessel inside Portsmouth Harbour. The photographer's ship is following astern of the Belgian Navy support ship Zinnia (1967) and the Royal Yacht Britannia (1953) heading out to Spithead to review the ships assembled for the 20th Anniversary Review of the NATO Navies. Old Portsmouth is on the left. In the distance is Spit Sand fort and the United States Navy aircraft carrier Wasp (1943).
Object Details
| ID: | PM7893/31A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Wasp (1943); Zinnia (1967) Britannia (1953) |
| Date made: | 16 May 1969 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |