A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the steel hulled spritsail barge Wyvenhoe (1898) lining up at the start of the Swale Barge Match off Shell Ness, Isle of Sheppey.

A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the steel hulled spritsail barge Wyvenhoe (1898) lining up at the start of the Swale Barge Match off Shell Ness, Isle of Sheppey. She has a white staysail and her main, top and mizzen sails are red. It is a flat calm and misty morning. The spritsail barge Gladys (1901) is on the port side of the Wyvenhoe.

Object Details

ID: N86961CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Gladys (1901); Wyvenhoe (1898)
Date made: 16 August 1986
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 49 mm x 61 mm