An image showing 'P38065; A starboard quarter view of the general cargo ship Bordazuri (1947) under tow in the King Geoirge V Dock, London, bound in. She is very lightly laden and there are a large number of oil drums on her poop house in addition to five attached to her stern rails for use as gash chutes. The paintwork on her stern is patchy. In the foreground and seen from fine off her port bow is the tug Plangent (1951) which is connected to the stern of the Bordazuri (1947) to assist steering.'

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The general cargo ship Bordazuri (1947) and the tug Plangent (1951) in the King George V Dock, London.

A starboard quarter view of the general cargo ship Bordazuri (1947) under tow in the King Geoirge V Dock, London, bound in. She is very lightly laden and there are a large number of oil drums on her poop house in addition to five attached to her stern rails for use as gash chutes. The paintwork on her stern is patchy. In the foreground and seen from fine off her port bow is the tug Plangent (1951) which is connected to the stern of the Bordazuri (1947) to assist steering.

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Object details

ID:	P38065
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Places:	King George V Dock
Vessels:	Bordazuri (1947); Plangent 1951
Date made:	10 Jul 1965
People:	Doxford & Sunderland Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd; Henry Scarr Ltd.
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm