Oriental (1889)

A 12x10 negative. A starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Oriental (1889) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. There is a large number of passengers on board. A rowing boat with policemen at the oars is passing the ship. Tilbury Fort gatehouse and the Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV.28 (1847) are in the background.

Object Details

ID: G1151
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Oriental (1889); Elk (1847)
Date made: 24 March 1893
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection