A starboard bow view of the motor coaster King On (1949) berthed in Cape Town, South Africa.
A starboard bow view of the motor coaster King On (1949) berthed in Cape Town, South Africa. The photographer is standing on the quayside forward of the vessel looking towards the starboard bow. Dockyard buildings, cranes and the grain elevator are in the middle ground. Devil's Peak is in the background. This is Slide 16 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Chief Officer for the coaster King On [ex- Stability] (1949) owned by Everards of Greenhithe from 24 October 1973 to 3 January 1974. This series consists of 49 slides.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16570 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | Stability (1949) |
| Date made: | Between 15 December 1973 and 3 January 1974 |
| 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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