A yacht, police launch and a car ferry during Cowes Week taken at Cowes, Isle of Wight
A yacht, police launch and a car ferry during Cowes Week taken at Cowes, Isle of Wight. The photographer is standing on a Red Funnel Line ferry looking towards Southampton water. The yacht is identified as a Hurley 22 foot under sail in the foreground. This is Slide 17 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: | PCT16546 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| 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 |