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

A view of 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 is parked next to a conveyor belt loading boxes of bananas onto the ship. 5 Jamaican men are grouped around the conveyor, ready to load boxes onto it. two Jamaican men are in the middle ground. Another Jamaican man is holding an upside down aluminium dustbin on a table. A large white building is situated behind the men. Mountains can be seen in the background. This is Slide 26 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: PCT15952
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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