The passenger/cargo liner City of Durban (1954) in the Royal Albert Dock, London

A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner City of Durban (1954) alongside a berth in the Royal Albert Dock, London. She has two rope ladders deployed over the side and there are a number of laden lighters alongside, some with packing cases and one with barrels. A lighter named Scapa is in the right foreground.

Object details

ID: P37505
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Places: Royal Albert Dock
Vessels: City of Durban (1954)
Date made: 16 Jun 1962
People: Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm x 62 mm