A distant port bow view, taken from abaft the beam, of the oyster smack Sunbeam (1881) under sail approaching the Colne Bar buoy in the Thames Estuary during the Colne Match.

A distant port bow view, taken from abaft the beam, of the oyster smack Sunbeam (1881) under sail approaching the Colne Bar buoy in the Thames Estuary during the Colne Match. Her port registry CK328 is on the hull. She has a white jib and topsail and red fore and main sails. A number of her crew are sitting on the port bulwark. A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers N86926CT to N86931CT inclusive were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: N86931CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Sunbeam (1881)
Date made: 1984
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 61 mm x 49 mm