A distant port bow view of the Red Funnel Line hydrofoil Shearwater (1969) underway in the Solent
A distant port bow view of the Red Funnel Line hydrofoil Shearwater (1969) underway in the Solent. The photographer is tanding on a Red Funnel Line ferry in Southampton water looking towards the oil refinery. There are tugs at anchor in the middle ground. Two oil tankers are berthed at the jetty for the oil refinery in the background. This is Slide 22 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: | PCT16551 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | Shearwater (1969) |
| 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 |
Your Request
If an item is shown as “offsite”, please allow eight days for your order to be processed. For further information, please contact Archive staff:
Email: library@rmg.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8312 6516 (during Library opening hours)
Click “Continue” below to continue processing your order with the Library team.