Steel 4-masted barque Port Jackson

RGN.001.tif

Title

Steel 4-masted barque Port Jackson

Subject

Steel four-masted barque, launched 1882, at anchor possibly at Gravesend. The Port Jackson became a sail training ship but reverted to cargo in WWI, and was torpedoed 28 April 1917 (Ref: DSA ii, 560).

Description

Faint pencil inscription verso 'with fond love to dear Uncle & Auntie from Glynne'.
Albumin print

Creator

F. C. Gould & Son, Gravesend

Rights

Morrab library

Format

Print

Identifier

RGN.001

Coverage

Gravesend

Original Format

4" x 3" on card

Geolocation