The Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Wave Chief (1946) from on board the frigate Rapid (1942) in the Norwegian Sea.

A port side view of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Wave Chief (1946) under way during the Maritime Air Defence Exercise Highwood which took place in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Everything forward of her midship gantry is out of the picture. The photographer is on board the frigate Rapid (1942) looking aft and to starboard from the starboard side at 01 deck level as she prepares to refuel from the oiler.

Object Details

ID: PM7957/22A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Rapid (1942); Wave Chief (1946)
Date made: December 1971
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm