Tekoa (1890)

A 12x10 negative. A distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the cargo liner Tekoa (1890) just getting under way in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has four yards on her foremast. The pilot ladder is rigged amidships and a small boat containing three men is near the rudder of the ship. Tilbury Fort is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G745
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gould, Frederick Samuel
Vessels: Tekoa (1890)
Date made: 11 March 1901
People: New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection