On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) while refuelling from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Grey Rover (1969) under way off Gibraltar
A close view of the starboard quarter of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Grey Rover (1969) under way off Gibraltar in early 1980 during exercise Test Gate. Her pendant number is A269 and only her hull and number 1 deck aft are in the picture. She is refuelling the Ton class coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953), which has the photographer on board. Two men wearing wet weather gear, hard hats and life jackets are in the foreground aboard the Glasserton keeping an eye on the fuel hose.
Object Details
ID: | PM8102/5 |
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Type: | Roll film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
Vessels: | Glasserton (1953); Grey Rover (1969) |
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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