An image showing 'P37709; A port side view taken from well ahead of the beam of the passenger/cargo liner Ruahine (1951) alongside a berth in the Royal Albert Dock, London. The bunkering tanker Petro (1939), seen from wide off her port beam, is alongside and there are three lighters rafted up forward. The bow of the cargo liner Melbourne Star (1948) can be seen on the right. There are lighters in the foreground.'

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The passenger/cargo liner Ruahine (1951) and the bunkering tanker Petro (1939) in the Royal Albert Dock, London

A port side view taken from well ahead of the beam of the passenger/cargo liner Ruahine (1951) alongside a berth in the Royal Albert Dock, London. The bunkering tanker Petro (1939), seen from wide off her port beam, is alongside and there are three lighters rafted up forward. The bow of the cargo liner Melbourne Star (1948) can be seen on the right. There are lighters in the foreground.

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Object details

ID:	P37709
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels:	Ruahine (1951); Petro 1939
Date made:	16 Jun 1962
People:	Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd; John Brown & Company Ltd
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm