Lorries on the quayside at Iskenderun, Turkey, laden with timber unloaded from the general cargo ship Eskdalegate (1969).

Lorries on the quayside at Iskenderun, Turkey, laden with timber unloaded from the general cargo ship Eskdalegate (1969). The bundled sawn timber was loaded at Ronnebyhamn, Sweden, in November. The ship is not in the picture. This is Slide 11 of Captain Henry P. Bird's lecture titled "Lumber, Lorries and Luck", about his service as Second Officer on board the Eskdalegate from 13 November 1976 to May 1977. The lecture consists of 44 out of 45 slides (Slide 1 is missing).

Object Details

ID: PCT15875
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Date made: 19-22 December 1976
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 28 mm x 28 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm