The Australian Trade Mission to South-West Asia display on board the British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Chandpara (1949) at Fremantle, Western Australia.
The Australian Trade Mission to South-West Asia display on board the British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Chandpara (1949) at Fremantle, Western Australia. The display was mounted in the tween decks and the ship sailed from Fremantle on 20 February 1962 for Karachi and 9 Persian Gulf ports. On 12 April 1962 she departed from Abadan for Australia having played host to over 11,500 visitors. One of the British India Line display panels showing images of 12 British India Line ships under the title "Over a century of service in peace and war".
Object Details
| ID: | PCT235 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Chandpara (1949) |
| Date made: | 18-20 February 1962 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 40 mm x 35 mm |