Shipping in the docks at Falmouth, Cornwall.
Shipping in the docks at Falmouth, Cornwall. The photographer is looking north-west-by-west from a high vantage point near the Eastern Breakwater showing a tanker manoeuvring astern in the foreground assisted by a tug. Cargo liners, tankers and the Admiralty Floating Dock No.5 (1912) are alongside the jetties attached to the Western Breakwater. A Royal Navy Type 15 frigate is at anchor in the harbour.
Object details
| ID: | PCT1665 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Admiralty Floating Dock No.5 (1912) |
| Date made: | 1960 - April 1966 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 40 mm |