On board the Royal Navy frigate Rapid (1942) in the Norwegian Sea with the Keppel (1954), Wave Chief (1946) and Cavalier (1944) ahead.
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 01 deck looking forward over the forecastle showing the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Wave Chief (1946) well ahead refuelling the frigate Keppel (1954) to port and the destroyer Cavalier (1944) to starboard. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7955/8A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Rapid (1942); Keppel (1954) Cavalier (1944) Wave Chief (1946) |
| Date made: | December 1971 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 38 mm x 35 mm |