The United States Navy oiler Chikaskia (1943) refuelling the Royal Navy frigate Yarmouth (1959) in the North Atlantic.
A close port side view of the stern of the United States Navy oiler Chikaskia (1943) under way in the North Atlantic refuelling the Royal Navy frigate Yarmouth (1959), which is alongside her starboard side. Only the stern of the Yarmouth can be seen. Only the aft pair of refuelling gantries and the stern of the Chikaskia (1943) are in the picture. The photographer is on the starboard side of the United States Navy aircraft carrier Wasp (1943) which has been replenished by the Chikaskia (1943) and the hose can be seen being withdrawn in the foreground.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT19331 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Wasp (1943); Chikaskia (1943) Yarmouth (1959) |
| Date made: | September-November 1964 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm |