A view from on board the Great Lakes and ocean cargo vessel Fort Chambly (1961) while breaking through the ice on the St Lawrence river, Canada

On board the Great Lakes and ocean cargo vessel Fort Chambly (1961) whilst breaking through the ice on the St Lawrence River, Canada. The photographer is looking from the port bridge wing of the vessel showing the forward portion of the vessel and snow can be seen on the deck. A landmass is in the distance in the top left hand corner of the photograph. The top right corner of the photograph is partially obscured.

This is Slide 7 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.

Object Details

ID: PCT15915
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Fort Chambly (1961)
Date made: mid December 1977
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 28 mm x 28 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm