Orotava (1889)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Orotava (1889) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying a pilot flag and her bow is connected to a Gamecock Steam Towing Co screw tug. Tilbury Fort gatehouse is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G479
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Orotava (1889)
Date made: 4 March 1898
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection