Four Swatow fisher type junks sailing past the aircraft carrier Eagle (1918) at Swatow

A port bow view of four Swatow fisher type junks sailing past the aircraft carrier Eagle (1918) at Swatow. The photographer is on the starboard side of the Eagle (1918) near the stern looking down on the fisher junks which are two masted with single lug sails set on both masts. They have occuli on their bows. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938. The negative is badly marked at the top and left side and the horizon is well of the horizontal.

Object Details

ID: P34222
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Swatow type
Date made: 1937-1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection