A very distant view of a North Sea gas drilling rig burning off excess gas.
A very distant view of a North Sea gas drilling rig burning off excess gas. The rig is off the east coast of Scotland and the photographer is on board the Royal Navy Type 12 frigate Rothesay (1957) during a 200 mile zone patrol. He is on the starboard side at 01 deck level looking aft showing the single 20 mm Oerlikon gun in the foreground.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8059/8 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Rothesay (1957) |
| Date made: | January 1977 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |