The general cargo coasters Gouweborg (1958) and Schieborg (1961) in the Pontoon Dock, Royal Victoria Dock, London.

A starboard bow view, taken from the quay fine off the bow, of the general cargo coaster Gouweborg (1958) alongside Hollis's Wharf in the Pontoon Dock, Royal Victoria Dock, London. She is fitted for the deck carriage of timber. The stern of the general cargo coaster Schieborg (1961) can be seen berthed outboard of the Gouweborg (1958) on the right is the bow of the general cargo coaster Kerstin Matthieson (1961). In the left background is the D Grain Silo erected in 1920 and now (2012) a Grade II Listed Building

Object details

ID: P38038
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Places: Royal Victoria Dock
Vessels: Gouweborg 1958; Schieborg (1961)
Date made: 4 Aug 1964
People: C. Amels & Zonen FA Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek "Welgelegen"; Friesland, Scheepswerf NV
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm