A close view of the stern of the Castle Line passenger/cargo liner Doune Castle (1890) in the East India Dock, London.

A close view of the stern of the Castle Line passenger/cargo liner Doune Castle (1890) in the East India Dock, London. The photographer is on the quayside close to the port quarter of the ship and he is looking forward and to starboard. A square rigged sailing ship in ballast is being towed out of the dock by the lighterage tug Midge (1892), which is seen from off her port quarter. A square rigger with painted ports is in the background.

Object Details

ID: N19713
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Francis Norris
Vessels: Doune Castle (1890); Midge (1892)
Date made: 4 June 1898
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm