On board the United States Navy aircraft carrier Saratoga (1955) in the Mediterranean
On board the United States Navy aircraft carrier Saratoga (1955) while under way in the Mediterranean. The photographer is looking aft and to port from the starboard aft 5 inch gun sponsons showing the S4 5inch gun mount and its associated director trained forward. Parked on the flight deck above are two Douglas A-4C Skyhawks of VA 36 and a Vought F-8D Crusader of VF 32.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7647/13 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Saratoga (1955) |
| Date made: | April - October 1963 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
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