On board the Royal Navy frigate Rapid (1942) under way in the Norwegian Sea with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Wave Chief (1946).
On board the Royal Navy frigate Rapid (1942) under way during the Maritime Air Defence Exercise Highwood which took place in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. The photographer is looking aft and slightly to starboard from the port side of 1 deck showing deck ventilators and the mortar wells. She is pulling away from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Wave Chief (1946), pendant number A265, after having taken on bunkers.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7958/27A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Wave Chief (1946); Rapid (1942) |
| 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 |
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