A roll film negative showing the port bow view of a Royal Air Force launch vessel moored in the canal at the Exeter Maritime Museum outboard the motor launch ML 293 (1941). The bottom of the hull is painted blue with the rest painted light grey. An RAF roundel is present on the bow. The superstructure of the launch is painted white and an orange life preserver is attached halfway along the vessel. Part of the superstructure is covered with a canopy. An array of other small craft can be seen on the quayside in the background.