Spritsail barges and other sailing craft assembled in the River Medway, Kent, presumably at the start of a Medway Barge Match.
Spritsail barges are other sailing craft assembled in the River Medway, Kent, presumably at the start of a Medway Barge Match. The swim-headed barge on the left, seen from off her starboard beam, is the Montreal (1902). In the centre and seen from fine off her starboard bow is a barge with white sails and in the topsail is a drawing of a crowned head.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT14089 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Montreal (1902) |
| Date made: | 1977-1980 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm |