A starboard quarter view of three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary.

A starboard quarter view of three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary. The bowsprit barge on the left with the Sunblest Bread logo on her topsail is the Gladys (1901). The leading barge with Hoseasons on her topsail is the Xylonite (1926). The barge with the striped staysail has not been identified.

Object Details

ID: PM2458/19CN
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Derek Richard Weston
Vessels: Gladys (1901); Xylonite (1926)
Date made: 1978-1981
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 189 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm