Tropic (1896)

A 12x10 negative. A starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the cargo liner Tropic (1896) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. The tug Hibernia (1884) is alongside forward. The Tilbury Hotel and the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry landing stage are in the background.

Object Details

ID: G321
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Hibernia (1884); European (1896)
Date made: 13 May 1905
People: Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd; Ismay, Imrie & Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection