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.
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Object details
| ID: | P37726 |
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| 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 |