A slightly distant port broadside view of three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary.
A slightly distant port broadside view of three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary. The staysail barge on the left has a white staysail and all other sails are red but she has not been identified and does not have any logo on her topsail. In the centre is the staysail barge Xylonite (1900) with a white staysail and with the Hoseasons Bluebird logo on her topsail. On the right is the bowsprit barge Mirosa (1892) with a white staysail and jib and she has a Blue Circle Cement logo on her topsail. Negative number PCT14453 was taken on the same occasion.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT14452 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Mirosa (1892); Xylonite (1926) |
| Date made: | 1978-1982 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm |