A port near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the 3 masted topsail schooner Sir Winston Churchill (1966) under sail off Plymouth before the start of the Tall Ships Race to Santa Cruz de Teneriffe.

A port near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the 3 masted topsail schooner Sir Winston Churchill (1966) under sail off Plymouth before the start of the Tall Ships Race to Santa Cruz de Teneriffe. She has four headsails, her foresail, mainsail, main topsail and the Bermudan mizzen sail set. The sail mark TS K1 is on her mizzen. Ahead of her is the Swedish Navy sail training schooner Falken (1947). A large number of small craft are in the picture. A duplicate transparency.

Object Details

ID: PCT19202
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bromley-Martin, Angela Felicity
Vessels: Sir Winston Churchill (1966); Falken (1947)
Date made: 29 July 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm