The hulk of the former Greek submarine Argonaftis (1944) berthed at Pasajes, Spain
A close detail of the after part of the former Greek submarine Argonaftis (1944) at Pasajes. The photographer is on the deck looking forward from the after deck showing the conning tower. An empty steel lighter is alongside. 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: | PM8108/11 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Virulent (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 |