Ortona (1899)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Ortona (1899) under tow in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, arriving at Tilbury for the first time. A Gamecock Steam Towing Co tug is ahead and another is alongside. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G123
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Ortona (1899)
Date made: 14 November 1899
People: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company; Pacific Steam Navigation Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection