A bow view of the container ship ACT 2 (1969) entering the New Dry Dock at Tilbury.

A bow view 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 on either side of her. 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: P63251CT
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: 60 mm x 61 mm