Crew members greasing the wire falls of the port lifeboat davits on board the tanker Malwa (1961) in Suez Bay

Crew members greasing the wire falls of the port lifeboat davits on board the tanker Malwa (1961) in Suez Bay. The photographer is standing on the port side of the boat deck looking forward, to starboard and slightly up.

This is Slide 55 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: PCT16050
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Malwa (1961)
Date made: December 1963 - January 1964
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 35 mm x 38 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm