Four of the crew going to anchor stations on the forecastle on board the tanker Malwa (1961) in Suez Bay

Four of the crew going to anchor stations on the forecastle on board the tanker Malwa (1961) in Suez Bay. The photographer is standing on the port side of the forecastle deck looking forward and to starboard showing one of the crew walking past a coil of rope hawser whilst a second man is standing by the starboard windlass drum controls. A third crewman is standing in between two sets of bollards, whilst the fourth crewman is interacting with a hatch cover on the bow. This is Slide 53 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: PCT16048
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Malwa (1961)
Date made: February - March 1964
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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