Vectis (1881)
A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger cruise ship Vectis (1881), formerly the passenger/cargo liner Rome (1881), at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is shown as modified after 1904 with a longer poop. She has awnings rigged and is flying the blue peter and a pilot flag. She has a tug alongside her starboard side forward. It is low tide and Tilbury is in the background.
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Object Details
ID: | G207 |
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Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | F. C. Gould & Son |
Vessels: | Rome (1881) |
Date made: | 1904-1912 |
People: | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection |