Aft Boat Deck on the 'Missanabie' (1914)

Deck view on the passenger liner 'Missanabie' (1914) showing the starboard side of the Aft Boat Deck. A view looking forward towards a nest of three lifeboats under a pair of davits, with crew members at the mechanical apparatus used to move the boats outboard.

This is slewing gear of the Planet type manufactured by the Welin Davit & Engineering Co Ltd. The nested lifeboats were designed by Clemson & Murray and built by Gouk & Nesbit, Woodside Road, Glasgow.

Object Details

ID: G10964
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bedford Lemere & Co
Vessels: Missanabie (1914)
Date made: October 1914
People: Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 305 mm x 254 mm