The Royal Navy guided missile destroyers Fife (1964), Kent (1961) and Devonshire (1960) and the commando carrier Bulwark (1948) off the Firth of Forth during exercise Sally Forth.
On board the Royal Navy guided missile destroyer Bristol (1969) during exercise Sally Forth in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth. The photographer is looking aft from the port side near the Sea Dart launcher showing film crews and photographers on the quarterdeck watching the guided missile destroyers Fife (1964), Kent (1961) and Devonshire (1960) manoeuvring into line astern of the Bristol (1969). The commando carrier Bulwark (1948) with a Hawker Harrier hovering above her deck is partly hidden by the Kent (1961).
Object Details
| ID: | PM8013/26A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Bristol (1969); Fife (1964) Kent (1961) Bulwark (1948) Devonshire (1960) |
| 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 |