The cargo liner Cornwall (1952) and the tug Sun XI (1925) in the King George V Dock, London

A slightly distant starboard quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the cargo liner Cornwall (1952) being towed stern first into the King George V Dock from the Royal Albert Dock, London, bound out. She is very light in the water. The tug, seen from just ahead of her port beam, is the Sun XI (1925).

Object details

ID: P37565
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Cornwall (1952); Sun XI 1925
Date made: 28 Oct 1962
People: Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd; Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm