A view of Kingston harbour, Kingston town and the Blue Mountains taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959)

A view of Kingston harbour, Kingston town and the Blue Mountains taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959). The photographer is standing on the port side of the ship looking north west towards the Blue mountains. A number of cars and trucks are parked on the quayside in the foreground. Beyond the parked cars is the town of Kingston.

This is Slide 15 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: PCT15941
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Jamaica Planter (1959)
Date made: March 1971
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 28 mm x 28 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm