The hulk of the former Greek submarine Argonaftis (1944) berthed at Pasajes, Spain
A close detail of the forepart of the former Greek submarine Argonaftis (1944) at Pasajes. The photographer is on the quayside looking aft and to starboard from abreast the bow showing the foredeck. A wooden sentry box type structure is on deck ahead of the conning tower. An empty steel lighter and theSpanish Navy patrol boat Lanzon (1944), also known as V 18, are alongside the boat. The Argonaftis (1944) was being towed from Malta to the Tyne in December 1958 when she broke adrift and stranded on the North Spanish coast. The hulk was refloated and towed into Pasajes 6 January 1959. She was broken up there during April 1961.
Object Details
ID: | PM8108/9 |
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Type: | Roll film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
Vessels: | Virulent (1944); Lanzon (1944) |
Date made: | 1959 - April 1961 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |