Passengers on a quayside queuing to board the Red Funnel Line hydrofoil Shearwater 4 (1973) at East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Passengers on a quayside queuing to board the Red Funnel Line hydrofoil Shearwater 4 (1973) at East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The photographer is standing on the upper deck on the port side of the ferry looking down and north west. Three small craft are moored at the quayside with another vessel underway in the middle ground. This is Slide 14 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: | PCT16543 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | Shearwater 4 (1973) |
| Date made: | Between 27th July 1973 and late August 1973 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |