Clarence (1858)

A whole plate negative. A port broadside view of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Clarence (1858) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails on the fore and main, single topsail on the mizzen, single topgallants and single royals and she has painted ports. A swim headed, budget sterned, stumpy spritsail rigged barge is alongside amidships. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the right background. Negatives numbers G1545 and G1783 were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: G1783
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gould, Frederick Charles
Vessels: Clarence (1858); Elk (1847)
Date made: 6 September 1871
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection