Items re salvage of Empress of Canada, Canadian Pacific, 1953.
1946 - 1947; 1971
DX/1562
Information
42 glass negatives re the capsize and raising of the Empress of Canada in Gladstone Dock in 1953, belonged to Captain W. R Colbeck, Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (MDHB) marine surveyor and water bailiff who directed the operation. Chart of Liverpool Bay drawn by W. R Colbeck, 1949. 3 photocopies re the retirement of Colbeck, 1971; Degree dedication, 1975; Original 16MM film of operation and video of same.
Specifications
- Accession number
- DX/1562
- Collection type
- Documents
- Date made
- 1946 - 1947; 1971
- Legal status
- Permanent collection
- Location
- Available at The Archives Centre, MMM