The Royal Navy battleship Rodney (1925) under way in the Bay of Gibraltar

A slightly distant starboard side view of the Royal Navy battleship Rodney (1925) just under way in the Bay of Gibraltar. She has not yet been fitted with the aircraft catapult on 'C' turret. The photographer is on the games deck of an unidentified passenger cruise ship looking north-east showing the Western Arm on the left and Willis Battery peak on the right. Five passengers and a crew member are standing by the cruise ship's rail looking towards the battleship.

Object Details

ID: P91872
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Rodney (1925)
Date made: 1932-1936
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 162 mm