A view of Fort de Bouc in Lavera, France, taken from on board the tanker Malwa (1961)

A view of Fort de Bouc in Lavera, France taken from on board the tanker Malwa (1961). The photographer is standing on the port side of the bridge deck looking forward and to starboard. Fort de Bouc and a scotch crane near the bank are in the foreground. The town of Martigues is in the far background.

This is Slide 61 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: PCT16057
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Malwa (1961)
Date made: Late February to early March 1964
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 39 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm