Ortona (1899)

A 12x10 negative. A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Ortona (1899) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying the blue peter to signify her imminent departure. The steam passenger launch Maude (1886) and a Thames Church Mission steam launch are alongside. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G510
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Ortona (1899); Maude (1886)
Date made: 1899-1902
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection