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. 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 |