Hong Kong (1889)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port broadside view of the cargo liner Hong Kong (1889) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, prior to her maiden voyage to Shanghai. She has three yards on her foremast. Tilbury Docks are in the background.

Object Details

ID: G307
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Hong Kong (1889)
Date made: 23 May 1889
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection