The bow and forecastle of the fishing stern trawler Salvia (1972) berthed in Cape Town, South Africa
The bow and forecastle of the fishing stern trawler Salvia (1972) berthed in Cape Town, South Africa. The photographer is standing on the bridge looking forward and down. A crewman is descending the ladder from the forecastle to the main deck. There are two bollards on the forecastle with two mooring ropes attached to bollards on the quayside. A partial view of a unidentified ship is berthed opposite Salvia. A train loaded with metal containers and dockyard buildings are in the background. This is Slide 6 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: | PCT16414 |
|---|---|
| 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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