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Two crew with large fish onboard HMS 'Penguin' (1876)
Two proud looking seaman on the upper deck of the composite screw sloop 'Penguin' (1876) holding a large fish in their arms. The seamen are standing in front of the bulkhead and belaying pins next to the after portside companion way. On deck can be seen one of the deck illuminators and a neatly coiled rope. The fish has been identified as a grouper or sea bass of the Family Serranidae.
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Object Details
| ID: | N64374 |
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| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dawson, Willoughby Pudsey |
| Events: | Sinking of Elingamite, 1902 |
| Vessels: | Penguin (1876) |
| Date made: | 1902-1905 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 92 mm x 119 mm |