On board The Royal Naval Reserve coastal minesweeper Mersey (1957) during the NATO exercise Northern Merger in the North Sea off the Danish coast

On board the Royal Naval Reserve coastal minesweeper Mersey (1957) during the NATO exercise Northern Merger in the North Sea off the Danish coast. The photographer is on the port side of the sweep deck abreast the winch looking to starboard and forward showing crew members winding the cable off the Type B magnetic cable reel. The barrels of the twin 20 mm oerlikon mount are on the left. The rating in the foreground is a leading radio electrical mechanic.

Object Details

ID: PM8034/30
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Pollington (1957)
Date made: September 1974
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm