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.