A posed photograph of six British India Steam Navigation Company cadets relaxing in their lounge on board the cargo liner and cadet training ship Chantala (1950) while berthed in the Royal Albert Dock, London.

A posed photograph of six British India Steam Navigation Company cadets relaxing in their lounge on board the cargo liner and cadet training ship Chantala (1950) while berthed in the Royal Albert Dock, London. The lounge is on the starboard side of the ship and the photographer is looking aft and to starboard showing the cadets sitting down and drinking tea or coffee. The senior cadet is wearing his bosun's whistle on a lanyard. A framed photograph of the ship is on the aft bulkhead and the clock is reading 11.30. Negatives numbers N85778 to N85818 inclusive were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: N85797
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Owain-Jones, R. E.
Vessels: Chantala (1950)
Date made: 10 October 1966
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 63 mm x 62 mm