On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) looking at other sweepers off Europa Point, Gibraltar
On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) off Europa Point, Gibraltar, in early 1980 during exercise Test Gate. The photographer is looking aft from the starboard side of the bridge wing showing the funnel and the starboard derrick post. The badge of the 10th Mine Counter Measures Squadron and a divisional leaders band are on the funnel. Other Ton class minesweepers are in line astern. Europa Point is in the background.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8101/31 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Glasserton (1953); Ton class (1952-1959) |
| Date made: | Early 1980 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |