Nestor (1868)

A whole plate negative. A slightly distant port very near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Nestor (1868) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has an auxiliary brigantine rig and is displaying her signal letters JMQH. Tilbury Fort is in the background and works are under way to strengthen the walls with earth banking.

Object Details

ID: G1306
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Nestor (1868)
Date made: 1868-1871; 1869-1870
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection