Two local boatmen with their small craft on board the tanker Malwa (1961) at one end of the Suez Canal

Two local boatmen with their small wooden craft on board the tanker Malwa (1961) at one end of the Suez Canal. The photographer is standing on the port side of the upper deck looking forward and to port. One of the men is sitting inside the boat while the second is standing on deck next to it.

This is Slide 71 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: PCT16066
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Malwa (1961)
Date made: February to March 1964
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 39 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm