A view of the Suez Canal Company Office at Port Said, Egypt taken from on board the tanker Malwa (1961)

A view of the Suez Canal Company Office at Port Said, Egypt taken from on board the tanker Malwa (1961). The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the ship looking to starboard. A roll-on roll-off ferry is docked in the middle ground. The Suez Canal Company Office building is on the left hand side. A variety of small craft are in the background near the quay side. A canopy covered boat and a mooring buoy are in the foreground.

This is Slide 12 of a lecture given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Senior Second Officer and Navigator on board the tanker Malwa (1961), owned by the P&O Group, from 14 November 1963 to 9 March 1964. The lecture consists of 75 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16006
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Malwa (1961)
Date made: November 1963
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 35 mm x 38 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm