Thames Barge Match 1903

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant starboard broadside view of spritsail barges under sail in the Thames estuary during the Thames Barge Match. They are tacking downriver in a strong north-north-east wind. The nearest four barges are said to be, from left to right, the Genesta (1903), Sara (1902), Thelma (1901) and Giralda (1897).

Object Details

ID: G1245
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Spritsail Barge Race, 1903; Genesta (1903) Sara (1902) Thelma (1901) Giralda (1897)
Date made: June 1903
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection