The Captain's nasturtium plants in the wheelhouse on board the container ship Seatrain Valley Forge (1978) at sea
The Captain's nasturtium plants in the wheelhouse on board the container ship Seatrain Valley Forge (1978) at sea. Two wooden boxes and a white plastic watering can are on a counter top in the foreground. The plants are in a window box and are trailing up wires. The photographer calls these plants the 'Floating Garden of the Pacific' in his notes. This is Slide 15 of a lecture given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Relief Second Officer on board the container ship Seatrain Valley Forge (1978) owned by Marejet Bereiderung GMBH & Co. from 23 November 1979 to 7 February 1980. The lecture consists of 25 slides.
Object Details
ID: | PCT16108 |
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Type: | Colour transparency |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
Vessels: | Seatrain Valley Forge (1978) |
Date made: | Between November 1979 and February 1980 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |
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