A starboard broadside view of the Wreck Marking Light Vessel marking the wreck of the steamship Patria (1894) in The Downs, between Deal and Walmer, Kent.

A starboard broadside view of the Wreck Marking Light Vessel marking the wreck of the steamship Patria (1894) in The Downs, between Deal and Walmer, Kent. The light vessel is displaying 3 ball daymarks on an athwartships yard, one to port and two to starboard. She also has a flag at the top of her mast. The Patria was wrecked on 17 November 1899. A note on the negative says the photographer was using Camera B. Negatives Numbers N18843 to N18847 are of this wreck marking light vessel and she was removed from the location in January 1902.

Object Details

ID: N18844
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Francis Norris
Vessels: Wreck Marking Light Vessel
Date made: 17 July 1900
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm