A starboard midship detail of the Royal fleet Auxiliary tanker Tidesurge (1954) from on board the Royal Navy general purpose frigate Ashanti (1959) while under way in the Indian Ocean.

A starboard midship detail of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Tidesurge (1954) seen from on board the Royal Navy general purpose frigate Ashanti (1959) while carrying out an under way replenishment serial in the Indian Ocean. The photographer is on the port side of the bridge looking to port and slightly forward showing the refuelling hose between the two ships.

Object Details

ID: PCT19327
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