The United States Navy aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (1967) seen from on board the Royal Navy commando carrier Hermes (1953) in the North Sea off the coast of Norway during the NATO exercise Swift Move.

A distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the United States Navy aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (1967) under way in the North Sea off the coast of Norway during the NATO exercise Swift Move. She has a large number of aircraft on deck and her hull number is 67. The photographer is on the quarter deck of the Royal Navy commando carrier Hermes (1953). In the wake of the Hermes (1953) is the Royal Navy guided missile destroyer Kent (1961).

Object Details

ID: PM7986/17
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Hermes (1953); John F Kennedy (1967) Kent (1961)
Date made: 1-10 October 1973
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm