The cargo liner Moerdyk (1965) and the general cargo ship Houston City (1963) in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, Tilbury, Essex.

A distant port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the cargo liner Moerdyk (1965) anchored in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Her derricks are topped off ready for use. On the left and seen from abaft her starboard beam is the general cargo ship Houston City (1963) bound down escorted by a W H J Alexander tug. Her derricks are stowed. Tilbury Landing Stage is in the left background and Tilbury Power Station is on the right.

Object details

ID: P37946
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Houston City 1963; Moerdyk 1965
Date made: 10 Sep 1965
People: Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij; Doxford & Sunderland Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm