An image showing 'P37369; A distant starboard bow view of the passenger/cargo liner Argentina Star (1947) being towed into the King George V Dock lock, London, by the tug Challenge (1931), seen from very fine off the port bow, while outward bound. In the foreground is the tug Sun XXIV (1962), seen from off her starboard bow. The anchors of the Challenge (1931) are not visible. A large quantity of wood and rubbish is floating in the lock.'

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The passenger/cargo liner Argentina Star (1947) and the tugs Challenge (1931) and Sun XXIV (1962) entering the King George V Dock lock, London.

A distant starboard bow view of the passenger/cargo liner Argentina Star (1947) being towed into the King George V Dock lock, London, by the tug Challenge (1931), seen from very fine off the port bow, while outward bound. In the foreground is the tug Sun XXIV (1962), seen from off her starboard bow. The anchors of the Challenge (1931) are not visible. A large quantity of wood and rubbish is floating in the lock.

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Object details

ID:	P37369
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Places:	King George V Dock
Vessels:	Argentina Star (1947); Challenge 1931 Sun XXIV 1962
Date made:	5 Mar 1966
People:	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd; James Pollock & Sons Co Ltd Alexander Hall & Co Ltd
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm