A view of the starboard side of the stern of the Japanese Navy battleship Shikishima (1898) under construction on the slipway of the Thames Iron Works shipyard at Blackwall, London.

A view of the starboard side of the stern of the Japanese Navy battleship Shikishima (1898) under construction on the slipway of the Thames Iron Works shipyard at Blackwall, London. The stern is only in frame with no plating having been commenced. A man in a frock coat and top hat is standing by the rail on the left, looking at the camera. The left side of the negative has a vertical processing mark on it. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: N18663
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bewlay, C.J.
Vessels: Shikishima (1898)
Date made: 26 February 1898
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 107 mm x 82 mm