Wakool (1898)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Wakool (1898) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is emitting steam from the steampipe before the funnel. A number of passengers are on deck ahead of the bridge. The tug Scotia (1893) is alongside amidships. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G160, G169 and G980 were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: G169
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Wakool (1898)
Date made: 31 October 1903
People: Blue Anchor Line Ltd; W. Lund & Sons Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company Goshi Kaisha Kishimoto Shokwa French Government% Brabant et Pruvost
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection