A view of the warehouses on the quayside taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego bay, Jamaica

A view of the warehouses on the quayside taken on board the refrigerated fruit carrier Jamaica Planter (1959) berthed at Montego Bay, Jamaica. The photographer is standing at one of the shell doors on the starboard side of the ship. An orange Yale forklift driven by a Jamaican man, carrying numerous boxes of bananas is in the foreground. A blue lorry loaded with banana boxes is situated behind the forklift. Two Jamaican men are standing on the right hand side next to the lorry. A large corrugated iron warehouse, full of banana boxes is situated behind the lorry. Mountains are visible in the background. This is Slide 24 of Captain Henry P. Bird's lecture titled "Caribbean Cargoes", about his service as Second Officer on board Jamaica Planter (1959) and Port Officer for Jamaica Banana Producers Steam Ship Company based at Kingston, Jamaica from 6 January 1971 to 26 April 1971. The lecture consists of 45 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT15950
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Jamaica Planter (1959)
Date made: February 1971
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm
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