An image showing 'P38163; A slightly distant port bow view of the passenger/cargo liner Durban Castle (1938) moving away from a berth in the King George V Dock, London. The tug Plangent (1951), seen from wide off her starboard bow, is connected to the liner's port bow. The tug Platina (1952), almost completely hidden, is connected to the liner's starboard bow. The passenger/cargo liner Dominion Monarch (1939) is in the right background.'

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The passenger/cargo liner Durban Castle (1938) in the King George V Dock, London

A slightly distant port bow view of the passenger/cargo liner Durban Castle (1938) moving away from a berth in the King George V Dock, London. The tug Plangent (1951), seen from wide off her starboard bow, is connected to the liner's port bow. The tug Platina (1952), almost completely hidden, is connected to the liner's starboard bow. The passenger/cargo liner Dominion Monarch (1939) is in the right background.

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Object details

ID:	P38163
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels:	Durban Castle (1938); Plangent 1951
Date made:	6 Mar 1961
People:	Harland & Wolff Ltd; Henry Scarr Ltd.
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm