A slightly distant 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 slightly distant 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 alongside the ship looking aft at the tug, which is about to break free of the water. Negatives numbers N85629 to N85639 inclusive were taken of the same event.

Object Details

ID: P39170
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Armes, F. J.
Vessels: Rahim (1965); Shahristan (1965)
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 126 mm x 117 mm
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