A distant port broadside view of the light vessel Calshot Spit LV 78 (1914) and other craft

A distant port broadside view of the light vessel Calshot Spit LV 78 (1914) and other craft. A direct bow view of an approaching unidentified Red Funnel Line vessel is in the background on the right hand side. This is Slide 6 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: PCT16535
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Vessels: Calshot Spit (1914)
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