A starboard side view of the forepart, taken from well abaft the beam, of the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) aground in Sparrow Cove, Falkland Islands.

A starboard side view of the forepart, taken from well abaft the beam, of the hulk of the steamship Great Britain (1843) aground in Sparrow Cove, Falkland Islands. The hulk still has her three masts in position but the mainyard has been removed. There is a large split in the hull amidships.

Object Details

ID: PM2644/5
Type: 35mm negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Steer, Bernard H.
Vessels: Great Britain (1843)
Date made: 27-31 March 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 113 mm;Image: 25 mm x 36 mm