The fruit ship Sulaco (1931) in the Empress Dock, Southampton, Hampshire.

A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the fruit ship Sulaco (1931) alongside 24 and 25 Berths in the Empress Dock, Southampton, discharging her cargo of bananas using the overhead gantries. The tank cleaning vessel Tulipfield (1922), seen from just forward of her starboard beam, is in the left background.

Object details

ID: P37498
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Tulipfield (1922); Sulaco 1959
Date made: 5 Sep 1962
People: Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik; Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm