A group portrait of four crewman gathered round a barbeque in the evening on board the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) at sea

A group portrait of four crewmen gathered round a barbeque in the evening on board the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) at sea. The photographer appears to be standing on the shelter deck, looking towards the barbeque The barbeque grill is front of the 4 crewman with a table of uncooked meats on its right side. According to the photographer's autobiography, this photograph was taken when the ship was passing the port city of Aden. This is Slide 21 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Second Officer for the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) owned by H. Janssen of Bad Zwischenahn, Germany and chartered by the Royal Nedlloyd Group shipping company of Rotterdam from 9 June 1978 to 26 July 1978. This series consists of 53 slides.

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ID:	PCT16786
Type:	Colour transparency
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Henry P. Bird
Vessels:	Nedlloyd Maretania (1977)
Date made:	Between 16 June 1978 and 26 July 1978
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements:	Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm

A group portrait of four crewman gathered round a barbeque in the evening on board the container ship Nedlloyd Maretania (1977) at sea

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