A view of the Bridge of the Americas (also known as the Thatcher Ferry Bridge) in Balboa, Panama, viewed from the stern of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964)
A view of the Bridge of the Americas (also known as the Thatcher Ferry Bridge) in Balboa, Panama, viewed from the stern of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964). The photographer is standing on the stern of the ship, looking at the ship's wake as it cleared the bridge and went into the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific side of the Panama Canal is in the background. This is Slide 54 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: | PCT16313 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Australian City (1964) |
| Date made: | Between July and August 1970 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |