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. A Thames Church Mission steam launch is alongside. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G1047
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hills, Lionel Thomas; F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Ortona (1899)
Date made: 1899-1902
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection