On board the Royal Navy frigate Rapid (1942) in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth
On board the Royal Navy frigate Rapid (1942) in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth prior to her race with the destroyer Cavalier (1944) competing for the trophy of the 'Fastest Ship in the Fleet'. The photographer is on the port side of the aft end of 01 deck abreast the funnel looking aft showing the ship's motor boat in the foreground.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7944/1A |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Rapid (1942) |
| 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 |