The west side of the north end of Gibraltar

The west side of the north end of Gibraltar looking east from on board a passenger cruise ship. Alongside the Western Arm and seen from off her starboard beam is the Dutch cargo liner Heemskerk (1919). Three Royal Navy destroyers are in the harbour with the Escort (1934), pendant H66 to the right of the Electra (1934), pendant H27, which is alongside an unidentified sister ship. These destroyers were units of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet which was temporarily transferred to the Mediterranean during the Abyssinian crisis. Signal Hill is on the right and Willis Battery is on the left.

Object Details

ID: P91789
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Heemskerk (1919); Electra (1934) Escort (1934)
Date made: 1935-1936
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 167 mm