Egypt (1897)
A 12x10 negative. A starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Egypt (1897) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying the blue peter at the foremast. The paddle tug Iona (1876) is alongside aft. A yawl rigged boat and a steam launch are at anchor in the right foreground and the steam launch Blyth is in the left foreground. Tilbury is in the background.
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Object Details
ID: | G198 |
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Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Hills, Lionel Thomas |
Vessels: | Egypt (1897); Ben Nevis (1876) |
Date made: | 15 October 1897 |
People: | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company; Watkins, W. J F Gibb, Ratcliffe George Alder Ltd |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection |