A close view of the starboard side of the bow, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Bombala (1961) under way during trials on the Polperro Mile course.

A close view of the starboard side of the bow, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Bombala (1961) under way during trials on the Polperro Mile course. Everything aft of number 2 crane is out of the picture. The photographer is in an accompanying motor launch. Transparencies numbers PCT517 to PCT540 were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: PCT538
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Bombala (1961)
Date made: August 1961
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 40 mm