A view looking to port of the wheelhouse of the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) berthed in a unidentified port.
A view looking to port of the wheelhouse of the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) berthed in a unidentified port. The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the wheelhouse looking to port. There is a port and starboard side telegraph either side of the ship's wheel. The compass, binnacle and radar screen are in front of the ship's wheel. A large pile of sand and quarry equipment is in the background. This is Slide 12 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: | PCT16512 |
|---|---|
| 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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