Quayside view of the the brig Astrid (1918) and the German gaff schooner Johann Smidt (1974) moored on the River Tyne during the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race in July 1993

A roll film negative showing a quayside view looking at the after deck from the port side of the brig Astrid (1918). A group of the crew are sitting or standing by the binnacle, wheel and falls of the mainsheets. Moored next to Astrid is the Johann Smidt (1974), where two liferings and a rolled up German ensign attached to the stern guardrails. Part of the Baltic Flour Mill can be seen on the opposite bank.

Object Details

ID: PM2272/00ACN
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Robbins, Guy
Vessels: W.U.T.A. (1918); Eendracht (1974)
Date made: 17 July 1993
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Frame: 36 mm x 37 mm