On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) while refuelling from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Grey Rover (1969) under way off Gibraltar
On board the Royal Navy Ton class coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) looking down and aft from the port bridge wing while she is refuelling from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Grey Rover (1969) under way off Gibraltar in early 1980 during exercise Test Gate. Only the port guard rail of the Glasserton and the aft end of the hull of the Grey Rover (1969) are in the picture. A waterproof bag is being transfered on a light line. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
ID: | PM8103/6 |
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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: 38 mm x 35 mm |