The Harbour

 

My wife always accused me of being a lazy photographer but the view of the harbour from our flat in Tawahi enabled me to photograph a few of the many ships that entered the port from a good vantage point.

 

P & O 'Arcadia' (2) built in 1954 she remained in service with P&O until 1979.

 

One of the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers which I believe is HMS Bulwark judging by the radar scanner configuration.

 

HMS Hermes, December 1962.

 

I believe this to be the Swedish American Lines Kungsholm (3), built in 1953, sold to Norddeutscher Lloyd in 1965 and renamed 'Europa'. She was replaced by Kungsholm (4) in 1966.

 

View towards Flint Island, also known as 'Quarantine Island', with a Blue Funnel Line ship moored behind it. The P & O cargo ship with black funnel to the left appears to be 'Salmara'.

 

Clouds were a familiar site in Aden but in the four years we lived there I can only recall it raining once.

 

February 1964

 

February 1964

 

View out from Ma'alla wharf toward oil storage tanks, December 1962.

 

Slave Island noted for dhow construction yards, January 1965.

 

April 1965

 

A Clan Line cargo ship, April 1965.

 

Flint Island, January 1965.

 

A view through our lounge balcony door of a P & O ship berthing.

 

 

 

 

 

Lighters used for unloading cargo from ships at moorings.

 

 

 

P & O 'Canberra' on her maiden voyage through Aden.

With acknowledgements and thanks to Ann Swallow for allowing me to use this photograph.

 

 

 

 

A view of Tawahi from one of the Somali owned boats that took me out to ships in the harbour. The same boats were used to board ships in the outer harbour. In rough seas boarding a light loaded super tanker by jumping on to a rope 'Pilot Ladder' with a bag of tools and instruments at the right moment became almost second nature even if extremely hazardous when the sea was rough.

 

A good picture of the Hogg Clock Tower and Prince of Wales Pier from the harbour.

 

P & O 'Oriana' in the process of berthing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. I. 'Uganda', June 1961.

This photograph was taken by Ann Swallow when her family boarded her to leave Aden.

With acknowledgements and thanks to Ann for providing this photograph.

 

The Swedish East Asiatic "Jutlandia".

My thanks to Dugie McNab for correctly identifying this vessel. Whilst looking like a sailing ship she was actually diesel powered with her exhaust running up one of the masts. Dugie served as a Pilot with the Aden Port Trust from October 1960 until October 1967.

 

P & O 'Oronsay'.