A view of the oil refinery at Mina-al-Ahmadi, Kuwait

A view of the oil refinery at Mina-al-Ahmadi, Kuwait. Two large oil tanks are in the background on the left hand side. Five chimneys and other refining machinery are in the middle ground. Three metal storage tanks, one cylindrical and two spherical are in the background on the right hand side. A large group of active oil flares are in the foreground.

This is Slide 24 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: PCT16018
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
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