The main bridge console inside the wheelhouse on board the motor coaster Sea Avon (1977) while under way in the Mediterranean.
The main bridge console inside the wheelhouse on board the motor coaster Sea Avon (1977) while under way in the Mediterranean. The photographer is standing on the port side of the bridge looking to starboard and slightly forward. A telephone is on the port side of the main console and the compass is set in the middle of the console in front of the ship's wheel. The radar console is to starboard of the main bridge console with the captain's chair behind it. A clear view screen is in the window in front of the radar screen and the centre window of the wheelhouse is fitted with a windscreen wiper. The ship is on a voyage from Busan, Korea, to Sete, France, with a cargo of plywood. This is Slide 16 of a lecture titled "World Wide Ship Delivery" given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Chief Officer on board the motor coaster Sea Avon (1977) owned by Freight Express Seacon Ltd of London from 11 July 1977 to 9 September 1977. The lecture consists of 22 slides.
Object Details
ID: | PCT16157 |
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Type: | Colour transparency |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
Vessels: | Sea Avon (1977) |
Date made: | August 1977 |
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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