A port quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the Rochester bawley Thistle (1887) under sail in the River Medway, bound downriver after the start of a match.

A port quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the Rochester bawley Thistle (1887) under sail in the River Medway, bound downriver after the start of a match. The top of her mast and mainsail are out of the picture and she is on the port tack. A number of smacks and bawleys are ahead of her. Negatives numbers PM2359/2 to PM2364/37 were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: PM2360/9
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Thistle (1887)
Date made: 1981-1984
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm