A slightly distant starboard side view of the Royal Navy guided missile destroyer Fife (1964) under way off the Firth of Forth during exercise Sally Forth.

A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Royal Navy guided missile destroyer Fife (1964) under way during exercise Sally Forth in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth. Her pendant number is D20 and she is turning to starboard after crossing the stern of the photographer's ship, the guided missile destroyer Bristol (1969). The photographer is looking aft and to port from 02 deck level amidships and the Bristol's boats are in the foreground. A Whitby or Rothesay class frigate is in the background.

Object Details

ID: PM8009/1A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Bristol (1969); Fife (1964)
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