A port just off broadside view of the fishing stern trawler Salvia (1972) berthed in Cape Town, South Africa
A port just off broadside view of the fishing stern trawler Salvia (1972) berthed in Cape Town, South Africa. The vessel's name and port of registry are painted on the near stern. A smaller unidentified vessel is berthed abaft of Salvia's port side. A upturned lifeboat on the unidentified vessel's wheel house has the numbers "126" painted on both sides. The grain elevator and Cape Town Grain silo and a partial view of the city are in the middle ground. The mountain Signal Hill is in the background. This is Slide 5 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Chief Officer on board the fishing stern motor trawler Salvia (1972) owned by Irving & Johnstone of Cape Town from 11 December 1972 to 8 January 1973. The series consists of 21 slides.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16413 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Salvia (1972) |
| Date made: | 6 January 1973 |
| 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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