A port bow view of the Walmer lifeboat Civil Service No. 4 (1896) hitting the beach while still under sail at Walmer, Kent.

A port bow view of the Walmer lifeboat Civil Service No. 4 (1896) hitting the beach while still under sail at Walmer, Kent. Her lugsails are being lowered and a line from the bow is ashore. The seaward end of Deal Pier is in the left background. There is slight camera movement. Negatives numbers N18808 to N18816 were all taken during the same beaching operation.

Object Details

ID: N18811
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Vessels: Civil Service No. 4 (1896)
Date made: 1897-1912
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm