A view of the engine room control panel of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964)

A view of the control panel in the engine room of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964). The engine room telegraph repeater is in the centre of the image. A partial view of a panel of dials is at the top and top left hand side. Two levers are situated below the engine room telegraph repeater. A wooden first aid box is fastened to the underside of the control panel. This is Slide 18 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: PCT16277
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