Looking aft from the bridge of the fishing stern trawler Salvia (1972) berthed in Cape Town, South Africa

Looking aft from the bridge of the fishing stern trawler Salvia (1972) berthed in Cape Town, South Africa. The photographer is standing on the port bridge wing looking down, aft and to starboard. Three crewman are standing next to a pile of pallets on deck in the foreground. The starboard side black and red funnel of the ship is in the middle ground. Two crewman are leaning on the starboard side deck rails in front of the gantry. Salvia's gantry (or gallows) and trawl ramp are in the middle ground. There are two green painted windlasses on both sides of the gantry. A partial view of the grain elevator are in the background. This is Slide 10 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: PCT16418
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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