On board the light cruiser Tiger (1945) in the North Atlantic off north-west Scotland

On board the light cruiser Tiger (1945) in the North Atlantic off north-west Scotland during the NATO exercise Flat Rock. The photographer is below decks, possibly in a workshop but the precise location is unknown. An officer and a petty officer, both wearing overalls, are in the compartment. The Tiger (1945) was the flagship of Vice-Admiral F R Twiss who commanded a fleet of 46 ships drawn from six NATO nations for the exercise which took place in the waters off Cape Wrath and Loch Ewe.

Object Details

ID: PM7504/16A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Tiger (1945)
Date made: 16-24 October 1963
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 188 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm
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