G01578

'Cospatrick' (1856) Long Caption: A whole plate negative. A distant port very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Cospatrick (1856) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails on the fore and main masts, a single topsail on the mizzen, single topgallants and single royals. She has painted ports and a lighter is alongside amidships working cargo. Tilbury is in the background. This ship was destroyed by fire about 400 miles south-west of the Cape of Good Hope on 17 November 1874 with the loss of 471 passengers and crew. There were only three survivors. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: G1578 Artist: F. C. Gould & Son Date: 1868-1874 Medium: photograph Size: 125 mm x 169 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.