A port bow view, taken from fine off the bow of the staysail spritsail barge Repertor (1924) under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway, at the start of a barge match.

A port bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Repertor (1924) under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway, at the start of a barge match. She has all white sails and a Crowned Head logo on the topsail. Astern of her are the Mirosa (1892) with the Blue Circle Cement logo and the Ironsides (1900) with the RDL logo. On the left is the bowsprit mulie rigged barge Convoy (1900) and she has not yet set her ketch rigged mizzen sail. All of the barges seem to be on the port tack. A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers PM2359/2 to PM2364/37 were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: PM2361/18
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Ironsides (1900); Repertor (1924) Mirosa (1892) Convoy (1900)
Date made: 1981-1984
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 38 mm x 35 mm
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