A distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the Trident Tankers Ltd tanker Ardtaraig (1969) turning in Loch Long, Argyllshire, bound in laden for Finnart.

A distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the Trident Tankers Ltd tanker Ardtaraig (1969) turning in Loch Long, Argyllshire She is bound in fully laden with oil from Mena Ahmadi, Kuwait, for Finnart and is off the entrance to Loch Goil. The motor tugs Flying Dipper (1958) and Flying Mist (1962) are pulling her bow to starboard, the tugs Flying Falcon (1968) and Flying Spray (1962) are pulling her stern to port but are hidden by the ship. The tug Flying Demon (1964) is pushing against the tanker's starboard side. The photographer is looking north-north-west along the loch from high ground. Transparencies numbers P64067CT to P64120CT and P64126CT to P64140CT were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: P64138CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Ardtaraig (1969); Flying Dipper (1958) Flying Mist (1962) Flying Demon (1964)
Date made: August 1969
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Overall: 100 mm x 125 mm