Shipping in the harbour at Kingston, Jamaica.

Shipping in the harbour at Kingston, Jamaica. The Royal Mail Lines passenger cruise ship Asturias (1925), seen from just ahead of her port beam, in underway bound out. The Royal Navy light cruiser Capetown (1919) is at anchor and is seen from abaft her starboard beam. Anchored beyond the Capetown (1919) is her sister ship Colombo (1918) and anchored even further away is one of five United States Coastguard cutters of the Lake class that were commissioned in 1928 and 1929. A 4-masted fruit schooner is at anchor in the centre background.

Object Details

ID: P92452
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Asturias (1925); Capetown (1919) Colombo (1918)
Date made: 1927-1929
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 166 mm