Rakaia (1895)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Rakaia (1895) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on her foremast, an awning is rigged aft and she is flying the blue peter. A tug is alongside her starboard side amidships. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G868
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Rakaia (1895)
Date made: 13 October 1899
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection