A slightly distant port side view of the Royal Navy guided missile destroyers Fife (1964) and Kent (1961) off the Firth of Forth during exercise Sally Forth.
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the Royal Navy guided missile destroyer Kent (1961) under way during exercise Sally Forth in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth. Her pendant number is D12. The stern of the guided missile destroyer Fife (1964) is on the left and the Tribal class frigate Gurkha (1960) is in the right background. The frigate is the half-leader of the 7th Frigate Squadron. The photographer is on board the guided missile destroyer Bristol (1969) and a leading stoker mechanic is in the left foreground.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8006/28 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Gurkha (1960); Bristol (1969) Fife (1964) Kent (1961) |
| Date made: | 24 July 1973 |
| 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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