Rome (1881)

A 12x10 negative. A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Rome (1881) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is depicted after lengthening, rebuilding the accommodation and alterations to her machinery. There are no yards on her masts. The passenger ferry Cato (1849) and an unidentified steam passenger launch are alongside her. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G20
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Rome (1881); Cato (1849)
Date made: 8 April 1892
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection
Measurements: Overall: 254 mm x 305 mm