Himalaya (1892)

A 12x10 negative. A starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Himalaya (1892) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, prior to her maiden voyage to Australia. She has awnings rigged. The paddle tug Warrior (1871), seen from just abaft her starboard beam, is at anchor on the right with the small tug Marmion (1892) alongside her. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G260
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Himalaya (1892); Warrior (1871) Marmion (1892)
Date made: 29 July 1892
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company; The Shipping Controller HMS The Admiralty Board of Trade Watkins, James Knight, J P Hilton, M A W F Tester
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection