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 forward and slightly to starboard from the port side of the foredeck from close to the superstructure showing a close view of the suspended mill No. 1 being swung across the port side of the deck by the floating crane Simson III (1925) 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 1968. Negatives numbers N85582 to N85604 inclusive are of this event.
Object Details
| ID: | N85600 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Piako (1962) |
| Date made: | 1-9 February 1968 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 mm x 62 mm |
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