A starboard bow view, taken from very fine off the bow, of the container ship ACT 2 (1969) entering the New Dry Dock at Tilbury.

A starboard bow view, taken from very fine off the bow, of the container ship ACT 2 (1969) about to enter the New Dry Dock at Tilbury. She is in ballast and the harbour tugs Plankton (1965) and Placard (1966) are casting off. Her hull paintwork is in a poor condition. The photographer is on the leading-in girder inside the dry dock. Transparencies numbers P63238CT to P63271CT inclusive were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: P63242CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: ACT 2 (1969); Plankton (1965) Placard (1966)
Date made: 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Overall: 65 mm x 61 mm
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