The general cargo ship Persian Roxana (1953) entering the South Dock Lock from the South Dock of the West India Docks, London.
A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the general cargo ship Persian Roxana (1953) being towed stern first into the South Dock Lock from the South Dock, West India Docks, London, bound out. Her derricks are stowed and she has the words Persian Shipping Services painted in large letters on her hull amidships.
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Object details
| ID: | P38054 |
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| Type: | Negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Grierson, Alec R. |
| Vessels: | Appledore (1953); Persian Roxana (1953) |
| Date made: | 11 Jul 1964 |
| People: | William Gray & Company Ltd, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 62 mm x 62 mm |