A view of the suction pipe being lowered into the water taken on board the sand suction drdger Sand Swan (1971) at sea
A view of the suction pipe being lowered into the water taken on board the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) at sea. The photographer is standing on the starboard side level with the superstructure looking forward and slightly to starboard. This is Slide 1 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as supernumerary Second Officer on board the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1970) and eventually Chief Officer on the sand suction dredger Sand Skua (1971) owned by the South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd. from 6 May 1973 to 27 June 1973.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16503 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | Sand Swan (1970) |
| Date made: | Between 6 May 1973 and mid June 1973 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |