The general cargo ship Alma (1941) and the tug Sun XXV (1963) in Northfleet Hope, River Thames, Tilbury, Essex.
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the general cargo ship Alma (1941) under way passing from Northfleet Hope to Gravesend Reach, River Thames, bound down. She is in ballast and her derricks are stowed except for those at number 3 hatch which are still topped off. She has her pilot ladder deployed. The tug Sun XXV (1963), seen from off her starboard beam, is escorting the Alma (1941). Tilbury Docks are in the background.
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Object details
| ID: | P38063 |
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| Type: | Negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Grierson, Alec R. |
| Vessels: | Alma (1940); Sun XXV 1963 |
| Date made: | 24 Jul 1964 |
| People: | Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ltd; Philip and Son Ltd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 62 mm x 62 mm |