The cargo liner Basil (1939) in the Royal Albert Dock Basin, London

A port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the cargo liner Basil (1939) berthed in the Royal Albert Dock Basin, London. She has a rope ladder deployed over the side amidships and is on bareboat charter to Booth Line, whose funnel colours she is wearing. A large number of lighters are in the foreground.

Object details

ID: P37232
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Basil (1939)
Date made: 23 Sep 1961
People: Burmeister & Wain's Maskin og Skibsbyggeri Aktieselskabet
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm