A view of the bulbous bow of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) at sea

A view of the bulbous bow of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) at sea. The photographer is standing on the centre line of the bow looking down. The bow is just below the waterline. The draft marks, red paint below the waterline and the black paint above the waterline are visible. This is Slide 11 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Second Officer on board the motor bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) owned by Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd of Cardiff, from 17 May 1970 to 26 November 1970. This series consists of 83 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16270
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Australian City (1964)
Date made: Between May and August 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm