Lord Nelson (1898)

A 12x10 negative. A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Lord Nelson (1898) under sail in the Thames estuary during the running of the Thames Barge Match. She is racing in the Champion Topsail class, is on the starboard tack and has a number 4 flag on her forestay. She came second in class, 14 minutes behind the Giralda (1897).

Object Details

ID: G1050
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Lord Nelson (1898)
Date made: 1898
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection