An image showing 'P37513; A port bow view, taken from the lock side, of the cargo liner City of Exeter (1953) entering the South Dock Lock from Blackwall Reach, bound in for the West India Docks, London. The open bascule bridge which takes Preston's Road over the lock is in the background. A shore gang are walking her bow line along the lock side overseen by the lock master.'

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The cargo liner City of Exeter (1953) entering the South Dock Lock, West India Docks, London.

A port bow view, taken from the lock side, of the cargo liner City of Exeter (1953) entering the South Dock Lock from Blackwall Reach, bound in for the West India Docks, London. The open bascule bridge which takes Preston's Road over the lock is in the background. A shore gang are walking her bow line along the lock side overseen by the lock master.

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Object details

ID:	P37513
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels:	City of Exeter (1953)
Date made:	12 Sep 1964
People:	Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm