Oruba (1889)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Oruba (1889) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has tall funnels and four masts. The passenger ferry Tilbury (1883), also seen from off her starboard beam, is alongside. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G1200
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Oruba (1889); Tilbury (1883)
Date made: 1896-1906
People: London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection