A port quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of three spritsail barges and an oyster smack under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary.
A port quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of three spritsail barges and an oyster smack under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary. On the left is the staysail barge Scone (1919) with the PREEDCRETE logo on her white topsail. The oyster smack Kate (1883) has her port registry CK139 on the mainsail. The bowsprit barge Gladys (1901) has the Sunblest Bread logo on her topsail and the staysail barge Victor (1895) has a blue and white striped staysail and the Kentish Life logo on her topsail.
Object Details
| ID: | PM2325/26 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Scone (1919); Kate (1883) Gladys (1901) Victor (1895) |
| Date made: | 1981-1984 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |