A distant port quarter view of the Essex oyster smack Sunbeam (1881) under sail, racing in the Thames Estuary.

A distant port quarter view of the Essex oyster smack Sunbeam (1881) under sail, racing in the Thames Estuary. She is heeling on the starboard tack, has a white jib sail and has the port registry CK328 on her hull and mainsail. Ahead of her is the bawley Helen & Violet (1906).

Object Details

ID: PM2489/26CN
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Sunbeam (1881); Helen & Violet (1906)
Date made: 1985-1990
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 114 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm
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