An officer taking a bearing on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Melita (1971) while under way at sea.
An officer taking a bearing on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Melita (1971) while under way at sea. He is using the compass on the port bridge wing to sight the sun, which is low on the horizon off the port beam.
Object Details
| ID: | P64276CT |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Melita (1971) |
| Date made: | 1976 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 mm x 76 mm |
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