An image showing 'P37636; A distant port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the cargo liner Duquesa (1949) being towed stern first in the Royal Albert Dock, London. The tug Platina (1952) which is seen from dead ahead, is acting as steerage tug at the liner's bow. The Duquesa (1949) is bound out, lightly laden. A passenger liner is in the left background and lighters are in the foreground.'

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The cargo liner Duquesa (1949) with the tug Platina (1952) in the Royal Albert Dock, London.

A distant port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the cargo liner Duquesa (1949) being towed stern first in the Royal Albert Dock, London. The tug Platina (1952) which is seen from dead ahead, is acting as steerage tug at the liner's bow. The Duquesa (1949) is bound out, lightly laden. A passenger liner is in the left background and lighters are in the foreground.

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Object details

ID:	P37636
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels:	Duquesa (1949); Platina 1952
Date made:	11 Apr 1964
People:	R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd; Henry Scarr Ltd.
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm