The cargo liner South Africa Star (1944) at 10 Shed, Royal Albert Dock, London

A starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the cargo liner South Africa Star (1944) alongside 10 Shed in the Royal Albert Dock, London. She is fitted with a 180 ton heavy lift derrick. A few lighters are in the foreground and on the left is the bow of the tug Plasma (1965).

Object details

ID: P37343
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: South Africa Star (1944)
Date made: 23 Jul 1965
People: Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm