On board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger/cargo liner Chusan (1950) towing out of the Royal Docks, London, with the tug Contest (1933).
On board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger/cargo liner Chusan (1950) while being towed out of the Royal Docks, London. The photographer is looking over the starboard side at the steam tug Contest (1933), which is seen from abaft her starboard beam, and is making smoke. In the background a former American-built Liberty ship is being manoeuvred with tug assistance off the Royal Docks south entrance.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT1322 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Chusan (1950); Contest (1933) |
| Date made: | 1956-1966 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 40 mm |