Ruapehu (1883)

A whole plate negative. A starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Ruapehu (1883) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is barque rigged and the paddle tug Uncle Sam (1849) is alongside. Tilbury Fort is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G2180
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Ruapehu (1883); Uncle Sam (1849)
Date made: 5 June 1885
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection