A view looking from the shore towards Shotley pier at low tide.

A view looking from the shore towards Shotley pier at low tide. The old 'Ganges' (1821) is anchored beyond the pier awaiting tow to Chatham to become the Boys Artificer Estabishment. The starboard side stern of 'Boscawen III' (ex-'Minotaur') (1863), 'Ganges'' replacement, can be seen on the right.

Object Details

ID: P27498
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Smiths Suitall Ltd
Vessels: Minotaur (1863); Ganges (1821)
Date made: 1906
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 109 mm