On board the Royal Navy frigate Rapid (1942) during the Maritime Air Defence Exercise Highwood which took place in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. The photographer is on the starboard side of the aft end of 01 deck looking to starboard and aft showing the motor whaler in its davits. Steaming alongside the Rapid (1942) for a jackstay transfer is the frigate Keppel (1954). She is a member of the 9th Frigate Squadron and her pendant number is F85. Everything forward of her bridge is out of the picture.