A distant port quarter view of the Royal Navy destroyer Cavalier (1944) off Rosyth in the Firth of Forth, seen from the frigate Rapid (1942)
A distant port quarter view of the Royal Navy destroyer Cavalier (1944), pendant D73, off Rosyth in the Firth of Forth. The photographer is on board the following frigate Rapid (1942) looking forward from the starboard side of 01 deck. Her crew are on the forecastle formed up for Procedure Alpha. The ships are returning to Rosyth after the race to win the trophy for 'The Fastest Ship in the Fleet', a race that Cavalier won by a mere thirty yards after two hours of hard steaming covering 64 miles.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7949/31A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Cavalier (1944); Rapid (1942) |
| Date made: | 6 July 1971 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 163 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
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