NATO amphibious exercise Northern Wedding in the Shetland Islands

A general view of an unidentified loch in the Shetland Islands being used for amphibious landings by a task force of nine United States warships during the NATO exercise Northern Wedding. The photographer is on shore looking across the loch showing the loaded U.S. LCU 1662 (1971) (Landing Craft Utility) under way on the loch with an LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) beyond it.

Object Details

ID: PM8088/15
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: LCU 1662 (1971)
Date made: September 1978
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm