On board the Royal Navy light cruiser Tiger (1945) under way during a NATO exercise in the North Atlantic off north-west Scotland
On board the Royal Navy light cruiser Tiger (1945) under way in the North Atlantic off north-west Scotland during the NATO exercise Flat Rock. The photographer is on the port side at 04 deck level abreast the foremast looking aft showing Q2 3 inch gun mount trained to port and firing. The dinghy stowage at 03 deck level is in the foreground. 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: | PM7534/27A |
|---|---|
| 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 38 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
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