The official handing over ceremony on the deck of the pontoon Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970), looking aft and slightly to starboard with the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) loaded, in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.

The official handing over ceremony on the deck of the pontoon Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970), looking aft and slightly to starboard with the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) loaded, in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. A gentleman is making a speech to a small crowd during the hand over from Government Wreck status to the S.S. Great Britain Project.

Object Details

ID: PM2647/9A
Type: 35mm negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Steer, Bernard H.
Vessels: Great Britain (1843); Mulus 3 (Fl. 1970)
Date made: 23 April 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 76 mm;Image: 25 mm x 36 mm