A close view of part of the port side of the kotia Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon

A close detail of the port side of the Indian kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon, showing her masts, her waist and the poop. She has awnings rigged amidships and aft. Her hull and her stern are out of the picture. The photographer was taking passage in the heavy cruiser Cumberland (1926) from Singapore to the U.K. at the time.

Object Details

ID: P34296
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Karimi (fl.1938)
Date made: 4-6 October 1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection