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A starboard side view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view, taken from very fine off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view, taken from very fine off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Ardwina (1909) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of the staysail spritsail barge Ardwina (1909) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A distant starboard bow view of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of the spritsail barges Scone (1919) and Centaur (1895) under sail in Saltpan Reach, River Medway, bound downriver. (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant bow view of the spritsail barges Montreal (1902), Scone (1919) and Centaur (1895) under sail passing Garrison Point, Sheerness, into the Thames Estuary from Saltpan Reach, River Medway. (Colour transparency)
A close view looking down on the foredeck from off the starboard bow of the spritsail barge Centaur (1895) which is dried out on a mud berth alongside a jetty in Hoo Marina, Kent. (Colour transparency)
A close view of the foredeck looking forward from off the starboard side of the spritsail barge Centaur (1895) which is dried out on a mud berth alongside a jetty in Hoo Marina, Kent. (Colour transparency)
A port side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail off Darnet Ness in the River Medway, Kent. (Roll film negative)
A starboard broadside view of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail on the River Medway, heading downriver. (Roll film negative)
A starboard broadside view of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail on the River Medway, heading downriver. (Roll film negative)
A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail on the River Medway, heading downriver. (Roll film negative)
A port quarter view of an unidentified staysail spritsail barge under sail on the River Medway, heading downriver. (Roll film negative)
A group view of five Thames spritsail barges (Colour transparency)
A port near stern view of the spritsail barge Centaur (1895) underway (Colour transparency)
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