The cargo liner Essequibo (1952) in the King George V Dock, London

A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the cargo liner Essequibo (1952) alongside 9 Berth in the King George V Dock, London. She has a rope ladder deployed over the side and there are lighters alongside her, two being particularly deep laden with very little freeboard. The lighters Anglia and Holland are in the foreground.

Object details

ID: P37898
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Places: Royal Albert Dock
Vessels: Essequibo 1952
Date made: 16 May 1964
People: Harland & Wolff Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm