Containers being discharged from the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) at the quayside in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Containers being discharged from the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) at the quayside in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The photographer is standing on the starboard of the bridge wing looking forward and down. A container is being lowered by the crane from the ship onto the quayside. A second container is being raised off the ship with a crewman standing on the raised container. This is Slide 28 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Second Officer for the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) owned by H. Janssen of Bad Zwischenahn, Germany and chartered by the Royal Nedlloyd Group shipping company of Rotterdam from 9 June 1978 to 26 July 1978. This series consists of 53 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16792
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Vessels: Nedlloyd Maretania (1977)
Date made: Late June 1978
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm