A port quarter view of the staysail spritsail barge Ironsides (1900) under sail in the Thames Estuary during a barge match.

A port quarter view of the staysail spritsail barge Ironsides (1900) under sail in the Thames Estuary during a barge match. She is on the port tack and she has an RDL logo on her topsail. A crew member at the bow appears to be taking a sounding using a lead line. On the right is the staysail barge Repertor (1924) with all white sails and with a Crowned Head logo on her topsail. A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers PM2359/2 to PM2364/37 were taken on the same day.

Object Details

ID: PM2362/24
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Ironsides (1900); Repertor (1924)
Date made: 1981-1984
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 38 mm x 35 mm