A slightly distant port bow view of the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) being manoeuvred towards the submerged pontoon Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970) in Sparrow Cove, Falkland Islands.

A slightly distant port bow view of the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) being manoeuvred towards the submerged pontoon Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970) in Sparrow Cove, Falkland Islands. The local motor workboat Lively (Fl. 1970) is to starboard and the motor fishing vessel Malvinas (1945) is alongside the port side of the hulk. The upright posts are the dolphins of the pontoon.

Object Details

ID: PM2643/13
Type: 35mm negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Steer, Bernard H.
Vessels: Great Britain (1843); Lively (Fl. 1970) Malvinas (1945)
Date made: 12 April 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 113 mm;Image: 25 mm x 36 mm