A close view of the starboard bow, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the ore/bulk/oil carrier Irfon (1971) alongside the main terminal in the iron ore loading port of Tubarao, Vitoria, Brazil.

A close view of the starboard bow, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the ore/bulk/oil carrier Irfon (1971) alongside the main terminal in the iron ore loading port of Tubarao, Vitoria, Brazil. She has only just arrived and is very high out of the water. She is loading into number one hold. The Irfon arrived at Vitoria on 6 July and berthed on the main terminal. She sailed fully loaded on 7 July 1974. Transparencies numbers PCT792 to PCT807 and PCT814 to PCT951 were taken during the same stay in port.

Object Details

ID: PCT803
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Irfon (1971)
Date made: 6 July 1974
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 40 mm