A bow view of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Salsette (1956) entering the water on launching from building berth 6 of John Brown & Company Ltd at Clydebank, Scotland.
A bow view of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Salsette (1956) entering the water on launching from building berth 6 of John Brown & Company Ltd at Clydebank, Scotland. The photographer is looking down the slip as the drag chains take effect. The launching took place late in the afternoon. A vertical format image. Transparencies numbers PCT1373 to PCT1382 were taken on the same day.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT1382 |
|---|---|
| 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 |