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clothing, outerwear: uniform: jacket
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documentary artifact: ship plan: deck
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water transport: fighting vessel: 4th rate
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Adams, Edgar Tarry
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Derek Richard Weston
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Ardwina (1909)
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Harwich (1877)
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A port side view, taken from just ahead the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in Harwich Harbour, off Shotley Point. (Roll film negative)
A port bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the of the bowsprit spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail in Harwich Harbour, Essex. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the staysail spritsail barge Tollesbury (1901) under sail in Harwich harbour, Essex (Roll film negative)
A port bow view of the Sealink ferry St Nicholas (1982) underway taken from the spritsail barge Reminder (1929) off Harwich (Colour transparency)
The destroyer HMS Thisbe (1917) being towed by the tug Vanquisher (1899) into the dry dock at Harwich. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge May (1891) under sail in Harwich harbour, off Waltonferry, Suffolk. (Roll film negative)
A distant port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in Harwich Harbour, Essex. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the of the bowsprit spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail in Harwich Harbour, off Shotley Point. (Roll film negative)
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Paymaster William Roe, RN, standing with an unidentified lieutenant stricking a pose with a melon(?) balanced on his head (Roll film negative)
A distant view of two Coastal Motor boats [CMB] under way out bound past Parkston Quay, Harwich. (Roll film negative)
The towed target returing to Harwich showing the effects of HMS Arethusa's firing. (Roll film negative)
A view from Harwich towards Shotley and the shorebase HMS Ganges. (Roll film negative)
A whaler from the light cruiser HMS Aurora (1913) moored to the shore at Harwich. (Roll film negative)
A manned whaler and cutter leaving the light cruiser HMS Aurora (1913) (Roll film negative)
The damaged destroyer HMS Thisbe (1917) under tow at Harwich (Roll film negative)
The Swedish general cargo ship Dagny (1915) moored at Harwich having been intercepted. (Roll film negative)
A British C1-C26 Type (1915) non-rigid airship passing overhead at Harwich. (Roll film negative)
The submarine depot ship HMS Thames (1885) under way entering Harwich harbour. (Roll film negative)
The torpedo boat destroyer HMS Lark (1913) moored at Harwich with smoke coming from her funnels.. (Roll film negative)
HM submarine E4 (1912) under tow leaving Harwich with damage to her casing and conning tower. (Roll film negative)
Sub Lieutenant Bowen standing by the quaterdeck hatchway on board HMS 'Aurora' (1913) (Roll film negative)
The destroyer HMS Medea (1915) entering Harwich under tow having been mined. (Roll film negative)
Lieutenant Commander K. B. Toms and Mr A. G. Bishop, Acting Gunner, with the Maxim machine gun. (Roll film negative)
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