Otranto (1909)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Otranto (1909) under tow in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is bound in from Australia. Two tugs are ahead and another is connected to her stern. The bow of the Port of London Authority Hopper No. 7 (1907) is on the right. Tilbury-Gravesend ferries are in the right background and the Tilbury Hotel is in the left background.

Object Details

ID: G119
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Otranto (1909); Port of London Authority Hopper No. 7 (1907)
Date made: 1909-1914
People: Orient Steam Navigation Co Ltd; Port of London Authority
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection