A port bow view of the cross channel ferry Carisbrooke Castle (1959) unloading vehicles at berth in Southampton
A port bow view of the cross channel ferry Carisbrooke Castle (1959) unloading vehicles at berth in Southampton. A Royal Mail tractor unit and trailer is currently disembarking from the ferry. This is Slide 3 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as summer relief Chief Officer on board various ferries operated by Red Funnel (also known as Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited) from 27th July 1973 until late August 1973. This series consists of 25 slides.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16533 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | Carisbrooke Castle (1959) |
| Date made: | Between 27th July 1973 and late August 1973 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 38 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |