On board the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel Orkney (1976) in the East Shetlands Basin in the North Sea showing an oil rig under construction.

On board the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel Orkney (1976) in the East Shetlands Basin looking to port and aft from the rear of the open bridge while patrolling the U.K. 200 nautical mile economic exclusion zone in the North Sea. An oil rig with three platforms is under construction in the distance.

Object Details

ID: PM8067/27A
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