A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of spritsail barges under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary.
A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of spritsail barges under sail at the start of a barge match in the Thames Estuary. On the left with the RDL logo on her topsail is the staysail barge Ironsides (1900). In the centre is the staysail barge Scone (1919) with PREEDCRETE on her white topsail. On the right is a group sailing close alongside each other with the staysail barge Victor (1895) nearest the camera. she has a blue and white striped staysail and the Kent Life logo on her topsail. She has the bowsprit barge Gladys (1901) alongside her and she has a white jib and the Sunblest Bread logo on her topsail. The other barges cannot be identified.
Object Details
| ID: | PM2327/36 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Gladys (1901); Scone (1919) Ironsides (1900) 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 |