A small naval gig under oars in Dockyard Creek, Malta

A port broadside view of a small naval gig under oars in Dockyard Creek, Malta. She is about 16 feet long, carvel-built with a transom stern and has a naval crest on the bow of the boat. The boat is being rowed by two Royal Navy seamen and the passengers are Enid Berry and Miss Cather. The photograph was taken at 13.43 in bright conditions. The Naval Bakery, Vittoriosa, is in the background with the water tank vessel Chester (1861), seen from abaft her port beam, moored alongside.