Shipyard workers removing the supporting timbers from the port bow of a merchant ship, prior to its launching from a British shipyard.
Shipyard workers removing the supporting timbers from the port bow of a merchant ship, prior to its launching from a British shipyard. The bow cradle and poppet is in position and the hull's supporting timbers are being pulled away by means of ropes tied to their tops.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT1522 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1955-1970 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 40 mm |