On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Upton (1956) in Gibraltar Harbour
On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Upton (1956) while under way just inside Gibraltar Harbour in early 1980 during exercise Test Gate. The photographer is looking to starboard from the bridge showing a Ton class minesweeper passing the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Grey Rover (1969) which is berthed alongside the South Mole.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8097/10 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Upton (1956); Grey Rover (1969) 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 |