A port quarter view of the steam tug TID 164 (1945) under way in the Thames Estuary during the Southend Barge Match.

A port quarter view of the steam tug TID 164 (1945) under way in the Thames Estuary during the Southend Barge Match. A sign board on her towing deck reads "G. C. Stevens & Son Chain Saw Specialists". Spritsail barges are in the background and beyond the tug is the staysail barge Victor (1895) with the Kentish Life logo on her topsail. Another unidentified barge is close to the starboard side of the Victor.

Object Details

ID: PM2317/15
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: TID 164 (1945); Victor (1895)
Date made: 1982
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm