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 forward from the aft end of the hangar showing various aircraft including a Grumman EA6B Prowler and a Vought A7E Corsair. A U.S. Mail van is parked in the centre of the hangar.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8037/25 |
|---|---|
| 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 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |