On board a Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner of the Strathmay class (1970) while discharging containers at Dubai.

On board a Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner of the Strathmay class (1970) while discharging containers at Dubai. The ship is one of Strathmay (1970), Strathmeigle (1971) or Strathmore (1971). The photographer is on the port side of the bridge roof looking forward and to starboard showing a 40 feet container being discharged from number 4 hatch by the ship's midship tandem cranes. 40 feet containers are on number three hatch and the forward end of number four hatch. The sun is beginning to set. A vertical format image. Transparencies numbers P64671CT to P64685CT and P64793CT to P64797CT were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: P64793CT
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: 77 mm x 61 mm
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