A view of the grading boxes on board the sand suction dredger Sand Skua (1971) berthed in Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex
A view of the grading boxes on board the sand suction dredger Sand Skua (1971) berthed in Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex. The photographer is standing on the port side of the upper deck looking down and forward. An unidentified cargo ship is berthed forward off the bow of Sand Skua. An unidentified general cargo ship is berthed on the opposite bank of Shoreham Harbour off the starboard side of Sand Skua. This is Slide 36 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: | PCT16528 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | Sand Skua (1971) |
| 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 |