The hulk of the former Greek submarine Argonaftis (1944) berthed at Pasajes, Spain
A close detail of the conning tower of the former Greek submarine Argonaftis (1944) at Pasajes. The photographer is looking aft and to starboard from the quayside showing the conning tower with the pendant number Y15 painted on it. A wooden sentry box is on deck just ahead of the conning tower. The Spanish Navy patrol launch Lanzon (1944), also known as V18, is 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: | PM8109/14 |
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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 |