A stern view of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Olwen (1964) from on board the frigate Falmouth (1959) in the North Atlantic within 200 miles of Iceland
A stern view of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Olwen (1964) at sea in the North Atlantic within 200 miles of Iceland during the time known as the 3rd Cod War. The pendant number of the Olwen is A122. The photographer is above the port bridge wing on board the patrolling Royal Navy frigate Falmouth (1959), which is refuelling from the Olwen (1964) using the astern method. The buoyant fuel hose can be seen in the water on the port side of the ship.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8045/8A |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Falmouth (1959); Olynthus (1964) |
| Date made: | January 1976 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |