Looking aft from the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) after passing through the Gatun Gate Lock on the Panama Canal, Panama
Looking aft from the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) after passing through the Gatun Gate Lock on the Panama Canal, Panama. The photographer is standing on the port side of the poop looking aft. The lock gate and control building are just aft of the stern. Two unidentified ships are leaving both the left hand and right had lock gate in the middle ground. This is Slide 65 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: | PCT16324 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Australian City (1964); Sea Moon (1969) |
| 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 |