A starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Royal Navy iron screw corvette Active (1869) at anchor in The Downs or the Thames Estuary.

A starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Royal Navy iron screw corvette Active (1869) at anchor in The Downs or the Thames Estuary. She is the flagship of the Training Squadron. Her port anchor is deployed, her sails are very neatly stowed and she has boats boom rigged.

Object Details

ID: N18732
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Vessels: Active (1869)
Date made: 15 September 1897
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm