An obscured port near beam view of the tanker Mactra (1969) at quayside, taken on board the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) in Yokohama, Japan

An obscured port near beam view of the tanker Mactra (1969) at quayside, taken on board the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) in Yokohama, Japan. Mactra has a red funnel bearing the symbol of the Shell Oil Corporation. The red funnel and superstructure of an unidentified ship are in the background on the left hand side. A partial view of a hopper barge berthed along the quayside is in the foreground. This is Slide 82 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: PCT16341
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Australian City (1964); Mactra (1969)
Date made: Between September and November 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm