On board the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel Orkney (1976) while refuelling in the East Shetlands Basin in the North Sea.

On board the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel Orkney (1976) in the East Shetlands Basin looking forward and to port from the superstructure abreast the funnel showing the end of the port bridge wing and a signalling projector. The Orkney is patrolling the U.K. 200 nautical mile economic exclusion zone in the North Sea. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet replenishment ship Tidereach (1954) is alongside for a refuelling serial but only the forepart of the Tidereach (1954), from the bow to the bridge, is in the picture.

Object Details

ID: PM8069/0A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Orkney (1976); Tidereach (1954)
Date made: July 1977
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 114 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm