Oroya (1886); Tilbury (1883)

A 12x10 negative. A starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Oroya (1886) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has short funnels and the yards on her foremast have been removed. The passenger paddle ferry Tilbury (1883), also seen from off her starboard beam, is alongside transferring passengers. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G1192
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Tilbury (1883); Oroya (1886)
Date made: 1890-1896
People: London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection