On board the British India Steam Navigation Company passenger/cargo liner Santhia (1950) while loading cargo alongside a wharf at George Town, Penang Island, Malaya

On board the British India Steam Navigation Company passenger/cargo liner Santhia (1950) while loading cargo alongside a wharf at George Town, Penang Island, Malaya. The photographer is looking across the deck, possibly alongside number three hatch, showing three large wicker containers being lowered into the hold. Transparencies numbers PCT558 to PCT566 were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: PCT565
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: 35 mm x 40 mm