The general cargo heavy lift ship Empire Elaine (1942) at Port Swettenham, Malaya.

A starboard bow view, taken from the quayside wide off the bow, of the general cargo heavy lift ship Empire Elaine (1942) berthed at Port Swettenham, Malaya. She is unloading a deck cargo of railway trucks and wagons on her number one hatch. She is still fitted with a gun platform at the bow and a chipchase quick release liferaft amidships. The top of her foremast is out of the picture.

Object details

ID: N90965
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ken J. Mills
Vessels: Empire Elaine (1942)
Date made: 13 August 1946 - 29 August 1946
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm x 69 mm