A 70 ton cement mill being shipped on board the cargo liner Piako (1962) at Newport, Monmouthshire, for delivery to Fremantle, Western Australia
A 70 ton cement mill being shipped on board the cargo liner Piako (1962) at Newport, Monmouthshire. The photographer is on board the Piako looking aft along the port side of the foredeck looking at the floating crane Simson III (1925) swinging the suspended mill No. 1 across the port rail towards number 3 hatch. It is raining. Two of these cement mills were trans-shipped for delivery to Cockburn Cement Ltd, Fremantle, Western Australia, and the ship sailed on 9th February. Negatives numbers N85582 to N85604 inclusive are of this event.
Object Details
| ID: | N85593 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Simson III (1925); Piako (1962) |
| Date made: | 1-9 February 1968 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 67 mm x 62 mm |
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