A starboard midship broadside view of the cargo liner Nigaristan (1970) loading a Rolba 5 Mk II tracked trenching machine in the South West India Dock, London.

A starboard midship broadside view of the cargo liner Nigaristan (1970) loading a Rolba 5 Mk II tracked trenching machine in the South West India Dock, London. The machine is on a wooden base and is being lifted by the ship's starboard midship crane for stowage in number three hold. It is destined for Iran. The ship is in Strick Line livery. Transparencies numbers P64941CT to P64950CT and PCT1242 to PCT1244 were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: P64944CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Nigaristan (1970)
Date made: November 1970 to 1972
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm x 61 mm