The general cargo ship Gatchina (1920) in the Pontoon Dock, Royal Victoria Dock, London.

A port quarter view, taken from the quayside fine off the stern, of the general cargo ship Gatchina (1920) berthed alongside the Hollis Brothers Wharf in the Pontoon Dock off the Royal Victoria Dock, London. She is discharging sawn timber onto four-wheeled carts using her own derricks. In the left background is the D Grain Silo erected in 1920 and now (2012) a Grade II Listed Building.

Object details

ID: P38111
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Places: Royal Victoria Dock
Vessels: Gatchina (1920)
Date made: 19 Sep 1963
People: R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm