A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the spritsail barge Northdown (1924) motoring downstream in Chatham Reach, River Medway. Her bowsprit is topped. She is passing Chatham Dockyard and the Royal Navy helicopter cruiser Blake (1945) is laid up in No. 3 Basin in the background. A light mist is covering the river. Negatives numbers PCT14184 to PCT14186 inclusive were taken on the same occasion.