The British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Chakdara (1951) unloading a cargo of Tanganyika sisal at Sunderland, Durham.
The British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Chakdara (1951) unloading a cargo of Tanganyika sisal at Sunderland, Durham. The photographer is on board the ship looking aft and to port showing bales of sisal about to be hoisted from number 4 hold. The bales are labelled TASMA (Tanganyika Sisal Marketing Assocation). Temporary horse stalls are on deck abreast the hatch coaming. Negatives PM1792/4A to PM1796/30A were taken on the same occasion.
Object Details
| ID: | PM1792/5A |
|---|---|
| Type: | 35mm negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Chakdara (1951) |
| Date made: | 1960-1964 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 155 mm;Image: 25 mm x 37 mm |