A view of the Muscat coastline taken from on board the lighthouse and buoy tender Relume (1979) which is on her delivery voyage from Troon in Scotland to Bahrain

A view of the Muscat coastline taken from on board the lighthouse and buoy tender Relume (1979) which is on her delivery voyage from Troon in Scotland to Bahrain. The photographer is standing on the port side looking southwest by west. The island of Al Jazirah is in the middle ground. The fortifications to the north of the Sultan of Oman Naval Base are in the background on the right hand side of the island. Mountains are in the background. This is Slide 20 of a lecture titled "World Wide Ship Delivery" given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Chief Officer for the delivery of the lighthouse and buoy tender Relume (1979) owned by Middle East Navigation Aids Service from 3 May 1979 to 18 June 1979 and then Chief Officer for the delivery of the lighthouse and buoy tender Relume I (1952) owned by the same company to the ship breakers yard from 18 June 1979 to 30 June 1979. The lecture consists of 30 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16183
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Date made: June 1979
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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