The Frederick Leyland & Co Ltd finger pier at the western end of the docks at Kingston, Jamaica, and two 2-masted schooners are alongside the pier. At the shore end of the pier is a large shed with "Coal Depot Lambert Brothers Ltd" on it. The photographer is on board a passenger cruise ship approaching her berth looking north-north-west. In the background to the right of centre is the tower of the Church of St Thomas the Apostle.