A view of the Miraflores Lock in the Panama Canal, viewed from the bow of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964)
A view of the Miraflores Lock in the Panama Canal, viewed from the bow of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964). The photographer is standing on the poop deck, looking aft, as the ship passes through the lock. The ensign staff on the stern is in the foreground. The Lock buildings and bridges are in the middle ground. This is Slide 55 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: | PCT16314 |
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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 |