Historical information
This photograph records how equipment, such as ladders, were used to work on the hulls or propellers of ships while they were in drydocks.
This photograph was exhibited by the Mission to Seafarers as part of the exhibition "Letters from Abroad" in 2012.
Significance
This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.
Physical description
A black and white photograph of ladders arranged around the propeller of the Mongabarra while in drydock.
Subjects
References
- Mission to Seafarers The photograph can be seen during the exhibition, Letters From Abroad, in this documentary filmed by Sarah O'Regan in 2012.
