The passenger/cargo liner Argentina Star (1947) and tug Challenge (1931) in Gallions Reach, Woolwich, London.

A slightly distant port side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Argentina Star (1947) under tow in Gallions Reach,Woolwich, bound out from the King George V Dock, London. The bow tug is the Challenge (1931), seen from off her port quarter. In the foreground is the lighterage tug Colne Brook (1953), seen from off her starboard side ahead of the beam, heading upstream with a tow of laden lighters

Object details

ID: P37366
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Argentina Star (1947); Colne Brook 1954
Date made: 2 Mar 1963
People: Cammell Laird & Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm