Chyebassa (1874); Prince (1859)

A whole plate negative. A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Chyebassa (1874) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on her foremast and is flying the blue peter. She has an awning rigged aft and a twin funnelled paddle tug is alongside her starboard side amidships. The twin funnelled paddle tug Prince (1859), also seen from ahead of her port beam, is at anchor in the right foreground. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G1983
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Prince (1859); Chyebassa (1874)
Date made: 24 July 1888
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection