The passenger cargo liner Iberia (1954) and the tugs Napia (1943) and Dhulia (1959) entering Tilbury Docks Lock, Essex

A slightly distant starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the passenger/cargo liner Iberia (1954) entering the lock to Tilbury Docks in tow of the tugs Napia (1943) and Dhulia (1959), both of which are seen from wide off the starboard bow. The liner's bow line is being walked along the lockside by a shore gang. The Iberia (1954) is bound in from Australia, having passed Port Said on 9 Apr. 1960.

Object details

ID: P37848
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Dhulia (1959); Iberia (1954) Napia (1943)
Date made: Apr 1960
People: Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd; Henry Scarr Ltd. Harland & Wolff Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm