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 from near the centre line on number two hatch showing the cement mill No. 1 being lowered onto chocks on 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: | N85601 |
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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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