On board the Overseas Tankship tanker Caltex Melbourne (1945) changing her Indian crew members at Bombay, India.

On board the Overseas Tankship tanker Caltex Melbourne (1945) changing her Indian crew members at Bombay, India. The photographer, the Third Officer, is looking aft from the port side of the bridge showing the ship's Indian crew, complete with their baggage and a bicycle, on deck and climbing down a steep flight of stairs to embark in a Mazagon Dock Company steam launch. The ship is on a voyage from Osaka to Bandur Mashur.

Object Details

ID: P50017
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Caltex Melbourne (1945)
Date made: September 1955
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 46 mm x 69 mm