A starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Decima (1899) under full sail passing Garrison Point, Sheerness bound out during a Medway Barge Match.
A starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Decima (1899) under full sail passing Garrison Point, Sheerness bound out during a Medway Barge Match. Her bowsprit is topped, her staysail is white and all other sails are red. The bob at the masthead, a white letter X on a black background, has not been recognized. The steel hulled spritsail barge Repertor (1924) is leading the Decima and she has all white sails.
Object Details
| ID: | N86846CT |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Decima (1899); Repertor (1924) |
| Date made: | 4 June 1983 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 mm x 61 mm |