König Wilhelm (1868)

A whole plate negative. A slightly distant starboard near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the German Navy central battery ironclad König Wilhelm (1868) at anchor on the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. She has a 3 masted ship rig and is drying sails. Her funnels are raised. West Thurrock Marshes, Essex, are in the background.

Object Details

ID: G2094
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: König Wilhelm (1868)
Date made: 1882-1885; 1882-1889
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection