A view of a hydrofoil and the aircraft carrier Melbourne (1949) taken from the motor tanker Lord Mount Stephen (1966) in Sydney, Australia

A view of a hydrofoil and the aircraft carrier Melbourne (1949) taken from the motor tanker Lord Mount Stephen (1966) in Sydney, Australia. The photographer is on the port side aft of the boat deck, looking aft. The hydrofoil is underway in the foreground. Melbourne is berthed on the far side of the harbour in the background. This is Slide 13 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Second Officer on board the motor tanker Lord Mount Stephen (1966), owned by Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. Ltd from 4 July 1971 to 24 October 1971. This series consists of 27 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16355
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Lord Mount Stephen (1966); Melbourne (1945)
Date made: Between late July and August 1971
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm