A view of four Indian sailors splicing wire rope on board the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) at sea

A view of four Indian sailors splicing wire rope on board the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) at sea. Two of the sailors are holding the rope steady, whilst the third sailor splices the rope and the forth looks on. This is Slide 28 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: PCT16287
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