A small group of P & O junior pursers and purser cadets hauling on a rope through a pulley block fitted to a beam to lift an old cannon while on a course at HMS Royal Arthur, Corsham, Wiltshire.

A small group of P & O junior pursers and purser cadets hauling on a rope through a pulley block fitted to a beam to lift an old cannon while on a course at HMS Royal Arthur, Corsham, Wiltshire. The cadets are on a rugged two week course meant to build leadership qualities and team spirit. Negatives number PM1899/1 to PM1906/20 were taken during the same course.

Object Details

ID: PM1900/6
Type: 35mm negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Davis, James
Vessels: Royal Arthur (1947)
Date made: 16-29 January 1971
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 159 mm;Image: 30 mm x 30 mm