The general cargo coaster Purbeck (1936) in Northfleet Hope, River Thames, Northfleet, Kent

A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the general cargo coaster Purbeck (1936) under way in Northfleet Hope, River Thames, bound out from Bowater's Wharf at Northfleet. In the background is the general cargo ship Libra (1934), seen from very fine off her port bow, alongside the Bowaters Paper Mills Wharf.

Object details

ID: P38141
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Grierson, Alec R.
Vessels: Purbeck 1936
Date made: 24 Jul 1964
People: Hill, C, & Sons Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 62 mm x 62 mm