The rear of the bridge, mainmast and funnel of the tanker Malwa (1961) while underway bound into Chiba Bay, Japan

The rear of the bridge, mainmast and funnel of the tanker Malwa (1961) while underway bound into Chiba Bay, Japan. The photographer is standing on the port side of the boat deck next to the swimming pool looking forward and to starboard. The funnel is black with a black trident inside a white diamond. The Trident Tankers house flag, consisting of a white diamond with a black trident inside, surrounded by a white, red, yellow and blue triangles, is flying from the port yard and the Japanese courtesy flag is at the starboard yardarm. The ship is on charter to BP and the British Petroleum houseflag is flying inboard of the Trident Tanker house flag. A partially obscured black and yellow striped flag is hoisted at a signal halyard.

This is Slide 37 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: PCT16032
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Malwa (1961)
Date made: late December 1963
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 35 mm x 38 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm