A very distant view of a merchant ship in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth, taken from on board the Royal Navy frigate Rapid (1942)
A very distant view of a merchant ship under way in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth. The photographer is on board the Royal Navy frigate Rapid (1942) prior to her race with the destroyer Cavalier (1944) competing for the trophy of the 'Fastest Ship in the Fleet'.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7944/0A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Date made: | 6 July 1971 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 146 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |