A two-masted gaiassa under sail on the River Nile, Egypt.

A slightly distant port side view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of a two-masted gaiassa under sail on the River Nile, Egypt. She is lateen rigged with two yards on the foremast, one sail being set and the other is stowed. A sail is set on the after mast. Her high stem is quite distinctive.

Object Details

ID: P93837
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1927-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 165 mm