Valetta (1883)

A 12x10 negative. A starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Valetta (1883) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on the foremast, has awnings rigged aft and is flying the blue peter. The deckhouse ahead of the foremast has been extended. She has a white riband below the upper level of scuttles in her hull. Tilbury Fort gatehouse is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G247
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Valetta (1883)
Date made: 30 September 1892
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection