The tug Sun XII (1925) in the Royal Albert Dock, London

A port bow view of the tug Sun XII (1925) moored at the east end of the Royal Albert Dock, London. A launch tug is towing a pair of lighters in the right foreground. The fruit ship Jamaica Planter (1959), also seen from off her port bow, is alongside the quay on the left with four other cargo vessels berthed in the background.

Object details

ID: P37200
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Jamaica Planter (1959); Sun XII 1925
Date made: 6 Mar 1961
People: Lithgows Ltd; Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm