On board the tanker Malwa (1961) while berthing alongside an oil jetty at Lavera, France

On board the tanker Malwa (1961) while berthing alongside an oil jetty at Lavera, France. The photographer is standing on the port side of the forward end of the boat deck looking forward and to port. An unidentified tug is pulling in towards the jetty off Malwa's port bow. Port de Bouc is across the river in the background.

This is Slide 73 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: PCT16068
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