In the hangar on board the United States Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz (1972) while anchored at Spithead during her shakedown cruise.
In the hangar on board the United States Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz (1972) while she is anchored at Spithead during her shakedown cruise in the North Atlantic and European waters. Bunting is hanging from the deckhead as the ship prepares to open to visitors. The photographer is looking aft and the aft starboard hangar door is open. In the foreground is a McDonnell Douglas F4J Phantom of Squadron VMFA-333 and some of the ship's boats are in the background.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8036/21 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Nimitz (1972) |
| Date made: | 14 September 1975 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |