A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the royal yacht OSBORNE (1870) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is dressed overall and has an awning rigged amidships. On the right is the passenger/cargo liner Orotava (1889), seen from off her starboard beam, serving as a Boer War Transport with the number 91 on her hull. She has tall funnels and four masts and has troops on board. A Gamecock Steam Towing Co tug is alongside her. Passing the Orotava (1899) is an engines aft coaster heading downstream in ballast. At anchor in the foreground is a yawl rigged mooring boat.