A distant port broadside view of the Royal Navy destroyer Cavalier (1944) under way in the Firth of Forth racing against the frigate Rapid (1942)
A distant port broadside view of the Royal Navy destroyer Cavalier (1944), pendant D73, under way to starboard of the frigate Rapid (1942) in the Firth of Forth. The photographer is on board the Rapid (1942) looking to starboard from the open bridge at 01 deck level. The Rapid's commanding officer, Lieutenant-commander M J Jones RN, is sitting in the foreground. On the deck below him is a man with a movie camera. The ships are racing to win the trophy for 'The Fastest Ship in the Fleet'.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7948/26A |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Cavalier (1944); Rapid (1942) |
| Date made: | 6 July 1971 |
| People: | Jones, M J |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |