Sumatra (1895)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Sumatra (1895) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Her hull paintwork is in poor condition, especially just above the boot topping. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G194
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Sumatra (1895)
Date made: January 1896
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company; Arab Steamers Ltd Empreza Nacional de Navegacao a Vapo para a Africa Portugueza Companhia Nacional de Navegacao
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection