A view of three crewman retrieving and cleaning an anchor from the sea floor on the oil drilling ship Glomar Grand Banks (1972)

A view of three crewman retrieving and cleaning an anchor from the sea floor on the oil drilling ship Glomar Grand Banks (1972). The photographer is standing on a platform above the crewman looking down. One crewman is standing on a higher platform spraying the anchor and its chain with a water hose. The other two crewmen are stationed on a lower platform bringing the anchor onto the platform.

This is Slide 14 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Navigator for the delivery voyage of the oil drill ship Glomar Grand Banks (1972) owned by Glomar Marine Inc from 11 March 1980 to 17 March 1980. This series consists of 23 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16861
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Glomar Grand Banks (1972)
Date made: Between 11 March 1980 and 17 March 1980
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm