Socotra (1897)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Socotra (1897) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying a pilot flag and the paddle tug Iona (1876), formerly the Ben Nevis (1876) is alongside amidships. The Thames Conservancy Hopper No. 3 (1898) and the Thames Conservancy Hopper No. 4 (1898) are moored side by side on the right. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G256
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gould, Frederick Samuel
Vessels: Socotra (1897); Ben Nevis (1876) Thames Conservancy Hopper No 3 (1898) Thames Conservancy Hopper No 4 (1898)
Date made: 5 November 1898
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection
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