A view of a conveyor loading scrap metal into the hold of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) in Newark, New Jersey
A view of a conveyor loading scrap metal into the hold of the bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) in Newark, New Jersey. The photographer is standing aft of the second goalpost mast on the centre line looking aft and slightly to port. The conveyor is loading into Hatch 5 in the middle ground. A partial view of the open Hatch 4 is in the foreground. The aft goalpost mast and the superstructure are in the middle ground aft of the conveyor. A partial view of the scrap yard and a shoreline are in the background off the right hand side of the image This is Slide 76 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Second Officer on board the motor bulk carrier Wilkawa (1964) owned by Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd of Cardiff, from 17 May 1970 to 26 November 1970. This series consists of 83 slides.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16335 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Australian City (1964) |
| Date made: | Early September 1970 |
| 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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