The general cargo ship Indian Trust (1960) and the bulk carrier Crystal Crown (1957) in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, Tilbury, Essex.

A distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the general cargo ship Indian Trust (1960) under way in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, bound up. On the right and seen from just abaft her starboard beam is the bulk carrier Crystal Crown (1957) at anchor with a tug alongside. The tug Sun XX (1957), seen from just abaft her starboard beam, is at moorings in midstream. The gateway of Tilbury Fort is in the left background with Tilbury Power Station on the right.

Object details

ID: P37668
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Indian Trust 1960; Sun XX 1957 Crystal Crown 1957
Date made: 10 Sep 1965
People: Howaldtswerke Hamburg A.G.; Smith's Dock Company Ltd Philip and Son Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm