A view of the quay from on board the Great Lakes and ocean cargo vessel Fort Chambly (1961) while alongside a timber sawmill at Sapele, Nigeria.

On board the Great Lakes and ocean cargo vessel Fort Chambly (1961) while alongside a timber sawmill at Sapele, Nigeria. The photographer is looking from the port side of the bridge showing a cargo of packaged sawn timber being loaded using the ship's own cranes. Stacks of deals, boards and logs are on the quayside. This is Slide 3 of Captain Henry P. Bird's lecture titled "Fort Chambly (1977)", about his service as Second Officer on board the Fort Chambly (1961) from Sapele, Nigeria, to Montreal, Canada, 28 November 1977 to 4 January 1978. The lecture consists of 18 slides.

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ID:	PCT15911
Type:	Roll film negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Bird, Henry P.
Date made:	early December 1977
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements:	Image: 28 mm x 28 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm

A view of the quay from on board the Great Lakes and ocean cargo vessel Fort Chambly (1961) while alongside a timber sawmill at Sapele, Nigeria.

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