A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail off Southend before the start of the 1981 Southend Match.
A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail off Southend before the start of the 1981 Southend Match. She has her foresail and mainsail hoisted, her topsail is shortened and the mizzen sail is still furled. The logo for the Prospect of Whitby is on her topsail.
Object Details
| ID: | PM2526/26CN |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Xylonite (1926) |
| Date made: | 1981 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |