A close view of a man standing on the roof of the forward shelter on board a GRP lifeboat (Fl. 1972) to connect a webbing sling of an electric sheerlegs in the Mumby Road, Gosport, boatyard of the builder, Viking Marine Ltd.

A close view of a man standing on the roof of the forward shelter on board a GRP lifeboat (Fl. 1972) to connect a webbing sling of an electric sheerlegs in the Mumby Road, Gosport, boatyard of the builder, Viking Marine Ltd. The aft sling and one end of the forward sling are already connected to the sheerlegs' hook. The photographer is on the ground looking up at the sheerlegs. Transparencies numbers P64921CT to P64935CT were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: P64935CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Viking Marine GRP cabin lifeboat (Fl. 1972)
Date made: 1972 - 1977
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm x 61 mm