The research and survey vessel Shackleton (1954) in No. 3 dry dock, East Docks, Southampton.
A port quarter view of the research and survey vessel Shackleton (1954) in No. 3 dry dock in the East Docks at Southampton, taken from the top of the dock. Her boats have been landed and there are some trestles under her hull and scaffolding at her bow and stern. She is undergoing her annual refit by John I Thornycroft & Co Ltd, whose workshops are on the dockside in the background. The bow of the research and survey vessel John Biscoe (1956) is on the right.
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Object details
| ID: | P37563 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Grierson, Alec R. |
| Vessels: | Shackleton (1954) |
| Date made: | 9 Sep 1961 |
| People: | Solvesborgs Varvs Rederi A/B |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 62 mm x 62 mm |