The general cargo ship Restormel (1944) in Tilbury Docks, Essex

A slightly distant port quarter view, taken across the quay wide off the stern, of the general cargo ship Restormel (1944) in Tilbury Docks. She is using dockside cranes to discharge her cargo of timber into lighters that are between her and the quayside. The timber is an assortment of sawn planks and very large logs.

Object details

ID: P37729
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Restormel (1944)
Date made: 15 May 1963
People: Doxford & Sunderland Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm