A slightly distant port quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the Royal Navy submarine depot ship Forth (1938) at moorings in Kethole Reach on the River Medway.

A slightly distant port quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the Royal Navy submarine depot ship Forth (1938) at moorings in Kethole Reach on the River Medway. She arrived in the Medway from Devonport on 25 July 1985 for demolition at Kingsnorth. The stripping of her fittings is recorded as commencing on 26 July but in this picture she still has her searchlights in place. Grain Power Station is in the background. Negatives numbers N86754CT to N86756CT inclusive were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: N86756CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Forth (1938)
Date made: 25 July to August 1985
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 49 mm x 61 mm