On board the Royal Navy chartered minesweeper St David (1973) during team sweeping in Loch Fyne, Scotland
On board the Royal Navy chartered minesweeper St David (1973) during a team sweeping exercise with her sister Venturer (1972) in Loch Fyne, Scotland. The photographer is looking aft and slightly to port from the starboard side amidships showing her sweep deck and stern gantry. Beyond the gantry is her sister Venturer (1972) seen from fine off her starboard bow. She has three black balls hoisted indicating that it is unsafe to pass down either side of her and her pendant number is M08.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8095/20 |
|---|---|
| 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 |