An image showing 'P37697; A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the cargo liner Letitia Lykes (1944) berthed in the Greenland Dock, Surrey Docks, London. She is very lightly laden and has a rope ladder deployed over the side.'

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The cargo liner Letitia Lykes (1944) in Greenland Dock, Surrey Docks, London.

The American freighter 'Letitia Lykes' (1947) in the Surrey Commercial Docks in July 1962. She was built by the Moore Dry Dock Company for the Lykes Lines, founded in 1899 to transport cattle from the United States to Cuba. The Lykes Lines expanded to become a major international shipping company, and were taken over by Canadian Pacific Ltd in 1997.

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Object details

ID:	P37697
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Places:	Surrey Commercial Docks
Vessels:	Letitia Lykes (1944)
Date made:	27 Jul 1962
People:	Moore Dry Dock Company
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm