One of the masts of the 3-masted topsail schooner Sir Winston Churchill (1966) being supported by a Yale forklift truck in a shed alongside the East Branch Dock in Tilbury Docks, Essex.

One of the masts of the 3-masted topsail schooner Sir Winston Churchill (1966) being supported by a Yale forklift truck in a shed alongside the East Branch Dock in Tilbury Docks, Essex, during her annual refit. The forks of the truck are on the left holding a wooden pallett on which the mast is balanced. The mast stays are tied to the mast and are resting on the pallett. Men are removing one the wooden supports from under the mast. Negative numbers P50582 to P50589 and P50595 to P50604 were taken during the examination and repair of the masts.

Object Details

ID: P50603
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Publifoto
Vessels: Sir Winston Churchill (1966)
Date made: December 1973 - January 1974
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm x 64 mm