The bow of the general cargo ship Bencomo (1950) at Canary Wharf in the West India Import Dock, London.

A close-up of the figurehead, taken from fine off the port bow, of the general cargo ship Bencomo (1950) alongside Canary Wharf in the West India Import Dock, London. The figurehead is a standing Greco-Roman man wearing a cape and a Phrygian cap. In the left background is the forepart of the general cargo ship Vallisarco (1951), seen from wide off her port bow.

Object details

ID: P37726
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Bencomo (1950)
Date made: 19 Sep 1963
People: Oresundsvarvet A/B
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm