Boxes of oranges being loaded on board the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) while alongside a quay at Brownsville, Texas
Boxes of oranges being loaded on board the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) while alongside a quay at Brownsville, Texas. The photographer is standing on the head of the accommodation ladder on the starboard side of the ship looking down at the quayside. Three dockyard workers are grouped around a wooden pallet with boxes of oranges currently being lifted onto Maranga by one of her own pivot cranes.
This is Slide 15 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.
This is Slide 15 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: | PCT15986 |
|---|---|
| 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 |