The Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Tidereach (1954) from on board the Royal Navy frigate Galatea (1963) en route U.K. to Gibraltar
A close port side view of the forepart of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Tidereach (1954) under way during a replenishment at sea serial with the Royal Navy frigate Galatea (1963) while en route from the U.K. to Gibraltar. The photographer is on board the Galatea looking to starboard and slightly forward from the 40mm Bofors gun position at 02 deck level showing the refuelling hose being hauled across from the tanker's centre gantry. The bow of the Tidereach and everything aft of amidships is out of the picture.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8039/7 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Galatea (1963); Tidereach (1954) |
| Date made: | September 1975 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
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