Shannon (1881)

A 12x10 negative. A port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Shannon (1881) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on her foremast and none on her mainmast. She has an awning rigged over the bridge area and is flying the blue peter. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G261
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Shannon (1881)
Date made: June 1894
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection