On board the Royal Navy frigate Leander (1961) while under way at sea, probably in the North Sea.
On board the Royal Navy frigate Leander (1961) during a test firing of an Ikara anti-submarine missile, probably in the North Sea prior to 24 July 1973. The photographer is looking forward from the enclosed bridge showing the Ikara missile on its launcher ready to fire. Negatives numbers PM8002/0, PM8002/1, PM8002/2 and PM8002/3 were all taken within a few minutes of each other.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8002/1 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Leander (1961) |
| Date made: | July 1973 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |