An image showing 'P38183; A starboard bow view of the cable ship Mercury (1962) being towed into the South Dock lock from the South Dock, London, bound out. The bow tug is the Sun XXIII (1961) but only her stern is in the picture. At the Mercury's stern is the tug Sun XII (1925), seen from off her port quarter.'

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The cable ship Mercury (1962) entering the South Dock lock, London, bound out.

A starboard bow view of the cable ship Mercury (1962) being towed into the South Dock lock from the South Dock, London, bound out. The bow tug is the Sun XXIII (1961) but only her stern is in the picture. At the Mercury's stern is the tug Sun XII (1925), seen from off her port quarter.

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Object details

ID:	P38183
Type:	Negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Grierson, Alec R.
Places:	West India Docks
Vessels:	Mercury 1962
Date made:	30 Mar 1963
People:	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	62 mm x 62 mm