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.

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