A close view of the starboard bow of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Salsette (1956) on building berth 6 of John Brown & Company Ltd at Clydebank, Scotland.
A close view of the starboard bow of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Salsette (1956) on building berth 6 of John Brown & Company Ltd at Clydebank, Scotland. The photographer is looking to port and slightly aft from the starboard side of the head of the berth. The ship is ready for launching and her yard number 686 is by the stem. Her starboard anchor has not yet been fitted and her port anchor is suspended just below its hawse. A vertical format image. Transparencies numbers PCT1373 to PCT1382 were taken on the same day.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT1373 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Salsette (1956) |
| Date made: | 1 February 1956 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 40 mm x 35 mm |