A starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) aground in Sparrow Cove, Falkland Islands, with the pontoon Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970) alongside.

A starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) aground in Sparrow Cove, Falkland Islands, with the pontoon Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970) alongside. The hulk still has her three masts in position but the mainyard has been removed. Beyond the pontoon is the bow of the salvage vessel Varius II (1963).

Object Details

ID: PM2644/4
Type: 35mm negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Steer, Bernard H.
Vessels: Great Britain (1843); Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970) Varius II (1963)
Date made: 27-31 March 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 113 mm;Image: 25 mm x 36 mm