The Trinity House pilot vessel no 15 on Southampton Water.

Trinity House pilot vessel no 15. © National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: H3241

Description: Pilots were usually experienced mariners with particular knowledge of the local waters where they plied their trade. Whenever the master of a ship entered unknown waters he would ask a Trinity House Pilot to join his ship in order to guide the vessel to its destination.

Creator: Unknown

Date: June 1957

Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London