A close view of the port side of the bow, taken from abaft the beam, of the British India Steam Navigation Company passenger/cargo liner Santhia (1950) alongside a wharf at George Town, Penang Island, Malaya.

A close view of the port side of the bow, taken from abaft the beam, of the British India Steam Navigation Company passenger/cargo liner Santhia (1950) alongside a wharf at George Town, Penang Island, Malaya. She is using her own derricks to work cargo. Shaped blocks are stacked on the quayside and some are being loaded into number one hold. A vertical format image. Transparencies numbers PCT558 to PCT566 were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: PCT561
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Santhia (1950)
Date made: 1956-1962
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 40 mm x 35 mm