The German battleship Weissenburg (1891) at anchor.

A port bow view of the German battleship Weissenburg (1891) at anchor at Woosung/Wusong. The large guns on the foredeck are pointed forwards. Boats are stowed amidships and there are men dressed in white on deck and on the bridge.

Another two-funnelled and two-masted warship is off the starboard beam.

The original negative envelope, contained this, as well as another glass plate negative [N66409] (as well as two contact prints). It was labelled: 'German Battleships. 2. Woosung, 1900' and the accompanying contact print for this negative was labelled on the reverse: 'German Battleship, Woosung, 1900'.

Object Details

ID: N64410
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Jones, Kenneth Hurlstone
Vessels: Weissenburg (1891)
Date made: 24 September 1900
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 102 mm