Kaikoura (1903)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Kaikoura (1903) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has a yard on each of her four masts. The tug Simla (1898) is alongside forward. The passenger ferry Rose (1901) is approaching from astern and is unsharp due to movement. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G425
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hills, Lionel Thomas
Vessels: Kaikoura (1903); Simla (1898) Rose (1901)
Date made: 25 August 1905
People: London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection