Avoca (1891); Vigilant (1874)

A 12x10 negative. A port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Avoca (1891) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on her foremast. The paddle tug Vigilant (1874) is at anchor in the foreground. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G759
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Avoca (1891); Vigilant (1874)
Date made: July 1892
People: British India Steam Navigation Company Limited; British India Associated Steamers Ltd, (British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd)
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection