A port near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway.

A port near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway. She is in very light winds and she has a white staysail, white jibsail, and red mainsail, topsail and mizzen sail. She has a Tate + Lyle logo on her topsail. The staysail barge Oak (1881) with a Duradon logo on her topsail is in the left background. Negatives numbers PM2355/27A to PM2356/36A were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: PM2355/31A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Oak (1881); May (1891)
Date made: 1980-1984
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm