The ship mascot 'Snow Maiden' in the wheelhouse taken on board the suction hopper dredger Geopotes X (1969)

The ship mascot 'Snow Maiden' in the wheelhouse taken on board the suction hopper dredger Geopotes X (1969). The mascot comprises of a flaxen haired doll dressed in a snow suit made out of white medical lint, a white hat and a red belt. A small palm tree and a cactus are on the right side of the doll. A flag with a blue and white horizontal stripe and an orange hexagonal shaped radioactive symbol is on the doll's left hand side. A power socket is on the left hand side of the image. This is Slide 35 of a lecture titled "World Wide Ship Delivery" given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Chief Officer for the suction hopper dredger Geopotes X (1969), owned by Volker Dredging Co Ltd, from 24 June 1980 to 14 July 1980. The lecture also details his service with the same ship as Second Officer, chartered by Dome Petroleum Company, Canada, from 4 August 1980 to 11 September 1980. The lecture consists of 56 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16228
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Geopotes X (1969)
Date made: Between 4 August 1980 and mid August 1980
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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