Great Queensland (1852)

A whole plate negative. A slightly distant starboard near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Great Queensland (1852) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and royals and is flying the blue peter. Her accommodation ladder has a canvas dodger on the rails. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is drawn up on the Tilbury shore in the left background.

Object Details

ID: G2281
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Indiana (1852); Elk (1847)
Date made: 30 May 1873
People: Taylor, Bethell & Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection