The cargo liner Cairnforth (1958) and the passenger liner Stratheden (1937) in Tilbury Docks, Essex

A slightly distant starboard quarter view of the cargo liner Cairnforth (1958) berthed in Tilbury Docks with a large number of lighters between her and the quay. In the background and seen from just abaft her port beam is the passenger liner Stratheden (1937). Her stern is hidden from the camera by the Cairnforth (1958).

Object details

ID: P37434
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Cairnforth (1958); Stratheden (1937)
Date made: 15 Apr 1961
People: Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd; Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm