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) entering the New Dry Dock at Tilbury. The ship is in ballast and her hull paintwork is in a poor condition. The photographer is on the leading-in girder close to the bow of the ship. The harbour tugs Plankton (1965) and Placard (1966) are on either side of the ship. Transparencies numbers P63238CT to P63271CT inclusive were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: P63255CT
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