An image showing 'P37406; A starboard bow view of the tug Contest (1933) and a port quarter view of the cargo liner Auckland Star (1958) in the King George V Dock lock, London, bound in. The tug's anchors are in the water. The lock gate is starting to close and the lock master is standing at the end of the gate.'

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The tug Contest (1933) and the cargo liner Auckland Star (1958) in the King George V Dock lock, London.

A starboard bow view of the tug Contest (1933) and a port quarter view of the cargo liner Auckland Star (1958) in the King George V Dock lock, London, bound in. The tug's anchors are in the water. The lock gate is starting to close and the lock master is standing at the end of the gate.

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Object details

ID:	P37406
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels:	Auckland Star (1958); Contest (1933)
Date made:	11 Apr 1964
People:	Alexander Hall & Co Ltd; Cammell Laird & Co Ltd
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm