On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) in Gibraltar Harbour

On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) while berthed alongside the South Mole in Gibraltar Harbour in early 1980 during exercise Test Gate. The photographer is looking aft from the port bridge wing showing the port derrick port and the sweep deck. A Ton class minesweeper and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Grey Rover (1969) are berthed astern alongside the South Mole.

Object Details

ID: PM8097/11
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Grey Rover (1969); Glasserton (1953) 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