Shipyard workers removing the supporting timbers from the port bow of a merchant ship, prior to its launching from a British shipyard.

Shipyard workers removing the supporting timbers from the port bow of a merchant ship, prior to its launching from a British shipyard. The bow cradle and poppet is in position and the hull's supporting timbers are being pulled away by means of ropes tied to their tops.

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ID:	PCT1522
Type:	Colour transparency
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1955-1970
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements:	Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 40 mm

Shipyard workers removing the supporting timbers from the port bow of a merchant ship, prior to its launching from a British shipyard.

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