A close view of the forward port side of the hull 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 forward port side of the hull 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 forward and slightly to starboard from the port side of the ways. The ship is ready for launching and the drag chains are connected. The 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: | PCT1377 |
|---|---|
| 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 |