Loch Carron (1885)

A 12x10 negative. A starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the 4 masted barque rigged general cargo sailing vessel Loch Carron (1885) under tow in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is bound down, deeply laden. She has painted ports and is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and a royal on the main mast only. A Watkins tug is alongside amidships and another Watkins tug is alongside her port bow. Tilbury Docks are in the background.

Object Details

ID: G342
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Loch Carron (1885)
Date made: 1904-1912
People: General Shipping Company; Aitken, Lilburn & Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection