The figurehead of the 3rd Rate ship-of-the-line Poictiers (1809) on display at Sheerness Dockyard, Kent

An oblique right side view of the figurehead of the 3rd Rate ship-of-the-line Poictiers (1809) inside Sheerness Dockyard. The figurehead is protected by a small wooden roof supported on two strutted legs. The ship's name on the plinth is given as Poitiers. A wooden fence is behind the figurehead. On the right are the single storey former Dockyard College Engineering Laboratory and the two-storey Expense Accounts Office.

This is Slide 1 of Captain Henry P. Bird's lecture titled "Caribbean Cargoes", about his service as Second Officer on board Jamaica Planter (1959) and Port Officer for Jamaica Banana Producers Steam Ship Company based at Kingston, Jamaica from 6 January 1971 to 26 April 1971. The lecture consists of 45 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT15927
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Poictiers (1809) [Alternative spelling: Poitiers]
Date made: January 1971
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 28 mm x 28 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm