A close-up view of a chipping hammer being used on the hull of the Bank Line cargo vessel Inverbank (1924) while she is berthed at Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A close-up view of a chipping hammer being used on the hull of the Bank Line cargo vessel Inverbank (1924). The person using the hammer is on a stage over the side of the ship but is not in the picture. The photographer, an apprentice serving on board the ship, has captioned this negative "The curse of an apprentice's life! - The Chipping Hammer". The ship was berthed at Buenos Aires at the time.

Object Details

ID: P49944
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Inverbank (1924)
Date made: September 1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 46 mm x 70 mm