A starboard quarter view of the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) afloat and being manoeuvred towards the submerged pontoon Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970) in Sparrow Cove, Falkland Islands.

A starboard quarter view of the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) afloat and being manoeuvred towards the submerged pontoon Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970) in Sparrow Cove, Falkland Islands. The masts of the Great Britain have been removed and she has been pumped out sufficiently to float her over the pontoon.

Object Details

ID: PM2636/8A
Type: 35mm negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Steer, Bernard H.
Vessels: Great Britain (1843); Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970)
Date made: 12 April 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 114 mm;Image: 25 mm x 36 mm