An image showing 'N90998; On board the general cargo heavy lift ship Empire Elaine (1942) while undergoing repairs at Calcutta. The photographer is looking forward from the port side of the navigating bridge showing some of the hatch covers removed from number one hold and many men working on her forecastle. Ropes and pulleys are scattered about the forecastle break. Unidentified cargo ships are in the background. Vertical format.'

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On board the general cargo heavy lift ship Empire Elaine (1942) at Calcutta.

On board the general cargo heavy lift ship Empire Elaine (1942) while undergoing repairs at Calcutta. The photographer is looking forward from the port side of the navigating bridge showing some of the hatch covers removed from number one hold and many men working on her forecastle. Ropes and pulleys are scattered about the forecastle break. Unidentified cargo ships are in the background. Vertical format.

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Object details

ID:	N90998
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Ken J. Mills
Vessels:	Empire Elaine (1942)
Date made:	October 1946 - December 1946
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 69 mm x 45 mm