On board the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel Orkney (1976) off the Shetlands

On board the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel Orkney (1976) off the Shetlands looking aft from the port side of the bridge showing her gemini dinghy returning to the ship. The Orkney was patrolling the U.K. 200 nautical mile economic exclusion zone in the North Sea and had stopped the Norwegian trawler Knester (1967) for inspection. She is turning to port to create a smooth sea to assist in the recovery of the gemini.

Object Details

ID: PM8065/17A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Orkney (1976)
Date made: July 1977
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm