A deckhand hosing down the forecastle deck on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Melita (1971) while under way, probably in the Mediterranean.

A deckhand hosing down the forecastle deck on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Melita (1971) while under way, probably in the Mediterranean. The photographer is looking aft and to port showing the man hosing the deck by the port side, French-built cargo winch. A vertical format image.

Object Details

ID: P64578CT
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: 76 mm x 61 mm