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

A view of the harbour of Port Antonio, Jamaica taken from the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) The photographer is probably looking east by north west from the port side of the ship towards West harbour. A partial view of Jamaica Planter with a Jamaican man walking on the deck is in the foreground on the right hand side. A small jetty extends out from the harbour in the middle. Houses and hills are in the background. This is Slide 36 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.

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ID:	PCT15962
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

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

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