The deck of MS Magga Dan
Date
December 1956
Creator
George Hemmen (1926, British) , Photographer
Object type
Material
Dimensions
width (negative (photographic film)): 35mm
Subject
Content object
Description
View of the deck of MS Magga Dan taken from the bridge of the ship, showing the Otter aircraft, wingless, covered in protective wrapping and tethered to the deck.
The main party for the Royal Society International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition and the main party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition set sail for Antarctica on the MS Magga Dan from Butlers Wharf, London on the 15 November 1956. This photograph was taken on en route between Madeira and South Georgia.
The main party for the Royal Society International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition and the main party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition set sail for Antarctica on the MS Magga Dan from Butlers Wharf, London on the 15 November 1956. This photograph was taken on en route between Madeira and South Georgia.
Object history
From a set of photographic negatives taken by George Hemmen, former Expedition’s Officer for the Royal Society and who was originally appointed as Stores Officer by the Falkland Island Dependencies Survey (FIDS) to organise the International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition on behalf of the Royal Society.