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On board the India kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon
On board the Indian kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon. The photographer is standing on the poop near the ship's wheel looking forward to the waist. A capstan is fitted on the centreline of the poop and the mainmast is stepped ahead of it. awnings are rigged over the poop and the waist. A slatted seat is against the port side of the poop. The photographer was taking passage in the heavy cruiser Cumberland (1926) from Singapore to the U.K. at the time.
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Object Details
| ID: | P34312 |
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| Type: | Rolled film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Waters, David Watkin |
| Places: | China |
| Vessels: | Karimi (fl.1938) |
| Date made: | 4 - 6 October 1938 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection |