On board the cargo ship Eskdalegate (1969) while under way in the Aegean from Trieste to Lattakia, Syria, with a deck cargo of creosoted poles.

On board the cargo ship Eskdalegate (1969) while under way in the Aegean from Trieste to Lattakia, Syria, with a deck cargo of creosoted poles. The photographer is looking forward from the starboard side of the bridge. This is Slide 32 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: PCT15895
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Eskdalegate (1969)
Date made: 26 - 28 January 1977
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 28 mm x 28 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm