On board the Royal Navy general purpose frigate Ashanti (1959) while under way in the Indian Ocean.
On board the Royal Navy general purpose frigate Ashanti (1959) while under way in the Indian Ocean. The photographer is on the starboard side of the forward end of 01 deck looking to port and forward showing men gathered around the rear of the 4.5 inch gun mount, which has its rear curtain drawn open. The starboard side of the bow of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Tidesurge (1954) can be seen in the background and her pendant number is A98.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT19326 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Tiderange (1954); Ashanti (1959) |
| Date made: | October-November 1963 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm |