An image showing 'P37371; A 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), which is seen from wide off the starboard bow, while outward bound. The bow hawser of the Argentina Star (1947) is being walked along the dockside with the lock master looking on. The starboard anchor chain of the Challenge (1931) is in the water.'

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

A 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), which is seen from wide off the starboard bow, while outward bound. The bow hawser of the Argentina Star (1947) is being walked along the dockside with the lock master looking on. The starboard anchor chain of the Challenge (1931) is in the water.

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Object details

ID:	P37371
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels:	Argentina Star (1947); Challenge 1931
Date made:	5 Mar 1966
People:	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd; Alexander Hall & Co Ltd
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm