Stothert & Pitt 3-ton cranes in the West India Docks loading the cargo liner Saarstein (1951).
Stothert & Pitt 3-ton track mounted cranes in the West India Docks, London. The nearest crane is plant number E.1025 and it is transferring a wooden packing case from the quay to the cargo liner Saarstein (1951). The case is consigned to Mr R W Dorius, c/o Gulf Oil Corporation, 120 Giralda Avenue, P.O.B. 910, Coral Gables 34, Florida, U.S.A., via Miami No. 2. Only a small part of the starboard bow of the Saarstein (1951) is in the picture. On the quay are stacks of cargo pallets. In the dock in the background are a tug and two other cargo vessels.
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Object details
| ID: | P38149 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Grierson, Alec R. |
| Places: | West India Docks |
| Vessels: | Saarstein (1951) |
| Date made: | 14 Sep 1962 |
| People: | Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau und Maschinenfabrik |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 62 mm x 62 mm |