A very close detail of the port bow of the spritsail barge Northdown (1924) motoring and under sail in the Thames Estuary heading for the River Medway.

A very close detail of the port bow of the spritsail barge Northdown (1924) motoring and under sail in the Thames Estuary heading for the River Medway. The photographer is in a boat close alongside the barge showing her bow scroll, name, anchor, the foot of the topped bowsprit and the windlass. Negative very slightly out of focus. Negatives numbers PCT14120 to PCT14122 inclusive were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: PCT14121
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Northdown (1924)
Date made: 1977-1980
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm