Fridtjof (1872)

A 12x10 negative. A port broadside view of the general cargo steamship Fridtjof (1872) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has an awning rigged aft. The line of scuttles along her upper hull indicate that she has a limited passenger capacity. The coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV.28 (1847) is drawn up on the Tilbury shore in the background.

Object Details

ID: G677
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Fridtjof (1872); Elk (1847)
Date made: 19 June 1891
People: Halvorsen, P. G.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection