On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Upton (1956) in Gibraltar Bay
On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Upton (1956) while under way in Gibraltar Bay in early 1980 during exercise Test Gate. The photographer is looking forward from the port side of the bridge showing the Union Flag at the jackstaff, even though the ship is under way and following another Ton class minesweeper. A number of cargo ships and an aircraft carrier are in the background.
Object Details
ID: | PM8096/3 |
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Type: | Roll film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
Vessels: | Upton (1956); Ton class (1952-1959) |
Date made: | Early 1980 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
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