A close view of the rudder and starboard propeller of the Bank Line cargo vessel Inverbank (1924) in the King George V dry dock at Calcutta, India.

A close view of the rudder and starboard propeller of the Bank Line cargo vessel Inverbank (1924) in the King George V dry dock at Calcutta, India. A vertical format image. The ship was in dry dock to inspect grounding damage received near Yokohama where the ship was calling to bunker when on voyage from Kamaishi to Calcutta. The bottom plating had been set up slightly and the deep tanks had been sealed with cement. The photographer was serving as an apprentice on board the ship.

Object Details

ID: P49913
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Inverbank (1924)
Date made: November 1937
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 68 mm x 45 mm