A cargo of sand being discharged on board the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) berthed in Bruges, Belgium
A cargo of sand being discharged on board the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) berthed in Bruges, Belgium. The photographer is standing near the centre inside the hold looking forward. A grab crane is discharging sand in the middle ground. The bow with the two red and white lifebelts fastened on either side is in the middle ground. The eastern canal bank is in the far background. A partial view of a building on the quayside is in the middle ground on the right side of the image. This is Slide 16 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as supernumerary Second Officer on board the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1970) and eventually Chief Officer on the sand suction dredger Sand Skua (1971) owned by the South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd. from 6 May 1973 to 27 June 1973.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16507 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | Sand Swan (1970) |
| Date made: | Between 6 May 1973 and mid June 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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