Coptic (1881); Game Cock (1883)
A whole plate negative. A port near broadside view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Coptic (1881) under tow in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. the towing tug is out of the picture. The Coptic (1881) is as built with three yards on each of her fore, main and mizzen masts and a spanker on her jigger mast. She has a short funnel. The screw tug Game Cock (1883) is at anchor in the foreground. Tilbury is in the background.
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Object Details
ID: | G2181 |
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Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | F. C. Gould & Son |
Vessels: | Coptic (1881); Game Cock (1883) |
Date made: | 26 May 1884 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection |