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21. *The paddle steamer Alexandra* on the Thames.**
	The 'Alexandra' (1865), recently acquired by the Saloon Steam Packet Company for service on the Thames.

22. *The pilot ketch Vigilant.*
	The pilot ketch 'Vigilant' was built in 1879 for Trinity House. She weighed 70 tons and operated on the River Thames. A Trinity House pilot would...

23. The window into the port

24. *The tug Ich Dien.*
	The tug 'Ich Dien' next to a coal lighter on the River Thames.

25. *The tug Grappler, c. 1884-85.*
	The tug 'Grappler' on the Thames. Tugs were used to manouevre larger ships into and out of the docks.

26. The tug Ben More.
	The steam tug 'Ben More' on the River Thames in the mid-1880s. Tugs were a common feature on the Thames, being used to manoeuvre larger vessels in...

27. *The river steamer Vesta.*
	The London Steamboat Company's river steamer 'Vesta' on the Thames, c. 1884-85. She had earned a minor place in British imperial history in February...

28. The Great Eastern as a cable ship.
	With her huge size (22,000 GRT), the 'Great Eastern' (1858) was the only steamship large enough to carry the single length of telegraph cable needed...

29. Unloading tea ships in the East India Docks
	Tea was first brought from China to Britain in the 1670s as a medicinal herb, and was slow to become a popular drink. It was only when it was...

30. The Great Eastern rounding Blackwall Point.
	After being fitted out at David Napier's old yard, the 'Great Eastern' set off on her first trip on 7 September 1859. She is depicted here rounding...


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