A pallet with boxes of oranges being loaded by pivot crane into the hold through an open hatch of the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) while alongside a quay at Brownsville, Texas

A pallet with boxes of oranges being loaded by pivot crane into the hold through an open hatch of the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) in ballast at Brownsville, Texas. The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the ship looking towards the centre line of the ship. Two pivot cranes are in the background on the right hand side. This is Slide 16 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.

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ID:	PCT15987
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

A pallet with boxes of oranges being loaded by pivot crane into the hold through an open hatch of the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) while alongside a quay at Brownsville, Texas

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