The general cargo coaster Vestfar (1942) in the South Dock, Surrey Docks, London

A port bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the general cargo coaster Vestfar (1942) alongside a berth in the South Dock, Surrey Docks, working a bagged cargo with a dockside crane. She has a bosuns chairs suspended over the bow at the name. There are lighters in the foreground, including one named Minehead. The Millwall and West India Docks are in the distance on the far side of the River Thames.

Object details

ID: P38145
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Places: Surrey Commercial Docks
Vessels: Vestfar (1942)
Date made: 14 Jun 1965
People: Collingwood Shipyards Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm