The British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Chakdara (1951) working cargo in Barry Docks, South Wales.

The British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Chakdara (1951) loading cargo in Barry Docks, South Wales. The ship is berthed port side to the wharf and a lighter is between her and the wharf. A stevedore in the hold of the lighter is directing the hoisting of a pallet of paper bags of produce. Other commodities in the lighter include cardboard packages, wooden crates, steel drums and rectangular boxes marked with the Shell logo. Only part of the port side of the hull of the ship, from amidships to aft, is in the photograph and she has an accommodation ladder rigged to a pontoon.

Object Details

ID: G13205CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Chakdara (1951)
Date made: 1971-1972
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Image: 201 mm x 303 mm