A starboard quarter view of the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) alongside a quay at Brownsville, Texas
A starboard quarter view of the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) alongside a quay at Brownsville, Texas. The photographer is standing on the quayside. A wooden pallet with boxes of oranges is about to be lifted by the Maranga's pivot crane onto the ship. Two dockyard workers are walking behind the pallet in the middle ground. A crew man is standing on the aft end of the boat deck whilst another is standing next to the winch house. An accommodation ladder is rigged amidships. Wooden pallets with boxes of oranges are on the right hand side of the image.This is Slide 13 of a lecture given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Second Officer and later temporary Chief Officer on board the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) owned by Island Fruit Reefers Ltd and on charter to Salenrederierna from 28 September 1974 to 15 November 1974. The lecture consists of 23 slides.
Object Details
ID: | PCT15984 |
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Type: | Colour transparency |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
Vessels: | Maranga (1972) |
Date made: | mid to late October 1974 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |
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