A close view of the starboard side, taken from close to the stern looking forward, of the British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Bombala (1961) during trials on the Polperro Mile course.

A close view of the starboard side, taken from close to the stern looking forward, of the British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Bombala (1961) during trials on the Polperro Mile course. The photographer is in an accompanying motor launch. An accommodation ladder is rigged and the ship is stopped during a break in the trials. The port side of the stern is out of the picture. A vertical format image. Transparencies numbers PCT517 to PCT540 were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: PCT539
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: 40 mm x 35 mm