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. The bows of the tugs Storm Cock (1881) and Undaunted (1884) are in the left foreground. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G1194
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Tilbury (1883); Oroya (1886) Storm Cock (1881) Undaunted (1884)
Date made: 11 April 1890
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection
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