Shipyard workers removing the supporting timbers from the port side of a merchant ship, prior to its launching from a British shipyard.
Shipyard workers removing the supporting timbers from the port side of a merchant ship, prior to its launching from a British shipyard. The bow cradle is in position and the hull's supporting timbers are being pulled away by means of ropes tied to their tops. One of the men is on a ladder tying a rope to the top of a support. A vertical format image.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT1523 |
|---|---|
| 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: 40 mm x 35 mm |