A dragon boat off Apia, Upolo, Samoa

A distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of a multi-oared canoe, commonly called a dragon boat, under way off Apia, Upolu, Samoa. The photographer is on board the Cunard Line passenger cruise ship Franconia (1923) looking seawards at the canoe which has a crew of thirty men and is propelled by 26 oars.

Object Details

ID: P94914
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1934-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 80 mm x 110 mm