A close view of the windlass and anchor chains on board the tanker Malwa (1961) while under way at sea
A close view of the windlass and anchor chains on board the tanker Malwa (1961) while under way at sea. The photographer is standing on the port side of the forecastle looking aft and to starboard. The head of Mrs Joan Bird, wife of the photographer, is visible behind the port drum of the windlass. The foremast and the superstructure are in the background. This is Slide 35 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: | PCT16030 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Malwa (1961) |
| Date made: | February - March 1964 |
| People: | Bird, Joan |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 35 mm x 38 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |
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