The general cargo ship Pussur (1965) and the tug Sun XIX (1956) in the lock from the Main Dock, Tilbury, Essex

A distant starboard quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the general cargo ship Pussur (1965) being towed stern first into the lock from the Main Dock at Tilbury by the tug Sun XIX (1956), which is seen from fine off her port bow. The Pussur's derricks are stowed and she is bound out for Chittagong. Both vessels are slightly obscured by the craft already in the lock. On the left is a fully laden ballast barge with the tug Keith White (1940), seen from fine off the port bow, alongside. On the right is the fully laden ballast barge BB31 with the tug Knocker White (1924), seen from firne off the port bow, alongside.

Object details

ID: P38046
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Keith White (1940); Pussur (1965) Knocker White 1924
Date made: 1 Apr 1967
People: Bartram & Sons Ltd; Cochrane & Sons Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm