The general cargo ship Mendelev (1920) and the tug Sun XV (1925) in the Canada Dock, Surrey Docks, London.

A slightly distant port quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the general cargo ship Mendelev (1920) being towed stern first away from her berth in the Canada Dock, Surrey Docks, London, by the tug Sun XV (1925). The tug is seen from off her starboard bow. The Mendelev (1920) is bound out in ballast for Murmansk and has the number 628 on her counter. A lighter named Tasso is in the foreground.

Object details

ID: P38099
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Mendelev (1920); Sun XV 1925
Date made: 4 February 1961
People: Merchant Shipbuilding Corp.; Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm