A view from on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) whilst at sea in the Caribbean

A view from on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) whilst at sea in the Caribbean. The photographer is standing on the port side on the bridge deck looking towards the bow. A man is standing next to the windlass near the bow of the ship.

This is Slide 41 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: PCT15967
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
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