A port stern view of the Shell tanker Serenia (1961) on the slipway at the High Walker Yard

A photograph of a port quarter (stern) view of the Shell tanker Serenia (1961) on the slipway at the Vickers-Armstrong (Shipbuilders) Ltd High Walker Yard. The name 'SERENIA / LONDON' is painted on the stern. Three men are standing on the poop deck by the guardrail, looking over the side. The tanker was launched on 18 October 1960 and completed in July 1961.

Object Details

ID: ALB0678.2
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Serenia (1961)
Date made: Circa October 1960
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 170 mm x 244 mm
Parts: Serenia (1961) built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, Newcastle, yard no. 161 (Photograph album)