A view of the harbourfront of Port Antonio, Jamaica taken from the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959)

A view of Folly Point Lighthouse at Port Antonio, Jamaica taken from the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959). The photographer is at sea on board the ship probably looking south east by south abaft of Navy Island. Titchfield Peninsula is in the foreground and the harbour front of East Harbour is in the background.

This is Slide 34 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: PCT15960
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Jamaica Planter (1959)
Date made: February 1971
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm