A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the Royal Navy sloop-rigged yacht Merlin (1938) under sail off the Tagus at the start of the Lisbon to Bermuda Tall Ships Race.

A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the Royal Navy sloop-rigged yacht Merlin (1938) under sail off the Tagus at the start of the Lisbon to Bermuda Tall Ships Race. The number 662 is on the Merlin's mainsail and she is said to be operated by the Home Air Command Sailing Association. She is close alongside the after part of the Argentine Navy training ship Libertad (1956), which is seen from off her port side and is under sail on the port tack.

Object Details

ID: PCT19262
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bromley-Martin, Angela Felicity
Vessels: Merlin (1938); Libertad (1956)
Date made: 5 June 1964
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm
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