A slightly distant starboard quarter view of the ketch rigged yacht Suhaili (1964) arriving at Falmouth at the end of her non-stop round-the-world voyage.

A slightly distant starboard quarter view of the ketch rigged yacht Suhaili (1964) arriving at Falmouth at the end of her non-stop round-the-world voyage. She is being escorted by the Falmouth harbour Commissioner's launch, a motor yacht and the steam tug St. Mawes (1951). The tug has been repainted with British India Steam Navigation Company funnel colours in honour of the Suhaili's skipper, Robin Knox-Johnston, who was a serving B.I. officer in 1963 and 1964 where he supervised the building of the Suhaili in Bombay.

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ID:	P62946CT
Type:	Colour transparency
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Suhaili (1964); St. Mawes (1951)
Date made:	22 April 1969
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 100 mm x 125 mm

A slightly distant starboard quarter view of the ketch rigged yacht Suhaili (1964) arriving at Falmouth at the end of her non-stop round-the-world voyage.

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