On board a Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner of the Strathmay class (1970) loading containers in the Seaforth Container Terminal at Liverpool.
On board a Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner of the Strathmay class (1970) loading containers in the Seaforth Container Terminal at Liverpool. The ship is berthed starboard side to the quay and is one of Strathmay (1970), Strathmeigle (1971) or Strathmore (1971). The photographer is using a standard lens from the starboard side of the deck abreast the aft tandem cranes looking forward and to port showing a brown 20 feet Strick Line container being lowered onto the starboard side of number four hatch by a Paceco-Vickers Portainer. Other 40 feet containers are already loaded on the hatch. Transparencies numbers P64605CT to P64670CT were taken on the same day.
Object Details
ID: | P64663CT |
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Type: | Colour transparency |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Strathmay (1970); Strathmeigle (1971) Strathmore (1971) |
Date made: | May 1975 to August 1978 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 61 mm x 75 mm |