An image showing 'P22317; A port side view just forward of the broadside of the general cargo vessel 'Empire Grey' (1944). The ship is under tow in the River Tyne bound for Southend, where she arrived on 5 June eventually becoming part of Convoy ETM 6 for Gold Beach, Normandy.

The negative has a crack down the righthand edge, passing through the stern of the ship. The glass negative has not been uniformly cut, but this does not affect the image.'

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Empire Grey (1944) under tow in the River Tyne

A port side view just forward of the broadside of the general cargo vessel 'Empire Grey' (1944). The ship is under tow in the River Tyne bound for Southend, where she arrived on 5 June eventually becoming part of Convoy ETM 6 for Gold Beach, Normandy.

The negative has a crack down the righthand edge, passing through the stern of the ship. The glass negative has not been uniformly cut, but this does not affect the image.

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Object details

ID:	P22317
Type:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Empire Grey (1944)
Date made:	31 May 1944
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty WWII Merchant Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 166 mm