On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) in Gibraltar Harbour
On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) while manoeuvring in Gibraltar Harbour in early 1980 during exercise Test Gate. The photographer is looking to port from the forecastle deck amidships showing the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Grey Rover (1969) and stores issuing ship Tarbatness (1967) berthed alongside the South Mole. The pendant number of the Grey Rover (1969) is A269. A Ton class sweeper is backing away from the South Mole.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8098/13 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Glasserton (1953); Grey Rover (1969) Tarbatness (1967) 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 |