The passenger/cargo liner Durban Castle (1938) in the King George V Dock, London

A slightly distant port quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the passenger/cargo liner Durban Castle (1938) under tow in the King George V Dock, London, bound out. The tug Cervia (1946), seen from wide off her starboard bow, is towing the liner stern first down the dock.

Object details

ID: P37980
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Places: King George V Dock
Vessels: Cervia (1946); Durban Castle (1938)
Date made: 6 Mar 1961
People: Harland & Wolff Ltd; Alexander Hall & Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm