On board the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel Orkney (1976) in the East Shetlands Basin in the North Sea showing an oil rig under construction.
On board the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel Orkney (1976) in the East Shetlands Basin looking forward and to port from the rear of the open bridge while patrolling the U.K. 200 nautical mile economic exclusion zone in the North Sea. One of the ship's officers, a signalling projector and the compass pedestal are in the foreground. An oil rig with three platforms is under construction in the distance.
Object Details
| ID: | PM8066/25A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Orkney (1976) |
| Date made: | July 1977 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
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