A close view of the starboard bow of the Royal Navy chartered minesweeper Venturer (1972) during team sweeping in Loch Fyne, Scotland
A close view of the starboard bow of the Royal Navy chartered minesweeper Venturer (1972) during a team sweeping exercise with her sister St David (1973) in Loch Fyne, Scotland. The photographer is on board the St David (1973) and the Venturer (1972) has come within about 20 yards to take in a sweep measuring unit which is being passed across from the St David by light line. Men are on the foredeck of the Venturer (1972) hauling in the line.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8094/16 |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Suffolk Harvester (1972); Suffolk Monarch (1973) |
| Date made: | November 1979 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |