Orient (1879)
A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Orient (1879) under tow in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, bound up. She is shown with one funnel and two masts after her rebuild. The bow tug is the Victor (1895) and the tug Champion (1892) is alongside. Tilbury Hotel and Tilbury ferry landing stage are in the background.
Object Details
| ID: | G5 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | F. C. Gould & Son |
| Vessels: | Orient (1879); Champion (1892) Victor (1895) |
| Date made: | 4 June 1898 |
| People: | Orient Steam Navigation Co Ltd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 254 mm x 305 mm |
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