Boxes of oranges stowed in the hold on board the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) alongside a quay at Brownsville, Texas

Boxes of oranges stowed in the hold on board the refrigerated cargo ship Maranga (1972) alongside a quay at Brownsville, Texas. The photographer is standing in the hold. Boxes of oranges extend from the foreground to the background and from the left to the right hand side. A fluorescent light is turned on in the background. This is Slide 22 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: PCT15993
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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