A starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the motor tug Rahim (1965) being hoisted aboard the cargo liner Shahristan (1965) in Millwall Dock, London.
A starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the motor tug Rahim (1965) being hoisted aboard the cargo liner Shahristan (1965) in Millwall Dock, London. The tug is being loaded aboard the Shahristan, using the ship's own 180 ton Stulcken derrick, for shipment to the Persian Gulf. The Shahristan is alongside M Shed. The photographer is in a boat off the side the ship looking up at the tug as it crosses the bulwark. The Pakistani cargo ship Jhelum (1960) is berthed ahead of the Shahristan. Negatives numbers N85629 to N85639 inclusive were taken of the same event.
Object Details
| ID: | N85636 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Armes, F. J. |
| Vessels: | Rahim (1965); Shahristan (1965) Jhelum (1960) |
| Date made: | 17-21 May 1965 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 130 mm x 118 mm |