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.
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Object Details
ID: | P34222 |
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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 |