P34031

A sampan under sail and one being skulled in Penang harbour Long Caption: A slightly distant starboard side view of two sampans in Penang harbour. Both boats have occuli on the bow. The nearest boat has a crew of two, a single mast raised and a lug sail set. The other sampan has a crew of three and is being skulled. Local and coastal steamers owned by The Straits Steamship Company, a deep sea steamship and the aircraft carrier HMS EAGLE (1918) are in the background. The photographer was at Penang 28 February to 7 March 1938. Waters Collection: HNC0410 Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection Object: P34031 Artist: David Watkin Waters Date: 1938 Medium: cellulose nitrate negative Size: 450 mm x 441 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.