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

On board the Great Lakes and ocean cargo vessel Fort Chambly (1961) under way breaking through pack ice on the St. Lawrence River, Canada. The photographer is looking forward from the port bridge wing showing the forward end of the ship with snow on the deck and two of the vessel's cranes on the centre line.

This is Slide 11 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: PCT15919
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