A view of one of the Indian quartermasters and a crewman on board the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) at sea
A view of one of the Indian quartermasters and a crewman on board the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) at sea. The photographer is standing on the port side of the main deck looking aft. The name of the quartermaster (according to the photographer's autobiography) is Pandit and is from Kerala, India. The name of the crewman is Tankervel and is from Madras. Pandit and Tankervel maintaining a pilot's ladder (also known as a Jacob's Ladder). Both men are looking at the photographer. This is Slide 39 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: | PCT16298 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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