Ionic (1902)

A 12x10 negative. A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Ionic (1902) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying the blue peter and the pilot flag, indicating her imminent departure on her maiden voyage to Wellington, New Zealand. The passenger ferry Rose (1901), seen from ahead of her starboard beam, is alongside aft. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G49
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Ionic (1902); Rose (1901)
Date made: 16 January 1903
People: Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd; Shaw, Savill & Albion Company Limited London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection