The tug Racia (1930) towing the cargo liner City of Pretoria (1947) into the South Dock from the South Dock Lock, West India Docks, London.
A slightly distant port bow view, taken from widee off the bow, of the cargo liner City of Pretoria (1947) being towed into the South Dock from the South Dock Lock entrance to the West India Docks, London. The tug is the Racia (1930), seen from well ahead of the port beam. Standing off the lock entrance is the tug Beverley (1910), seen from wide off her starboard quarter. A laden motor barge, formerly a spritsail barge, is alongside the quay to the right and a lighter is in the foreground.
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Object details
| ID: | P37523 |
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| Type: | Negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Grierson, Alec R. |
| Vessels: | City of Pretoria (1947) |
| Date made: | 14 Sep 1962 |
| People: | Cammell Laird & Co Ltd; Cochrane & Sons Ltd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 62 mm x 62 mm |