Despite the fact that Rotherhithe is west of Sheerness, the titular object is shown moving towards the east, which is corroborated by the appearance of a new moon in the background.
Despite the fact that Rotherhithe is west of Sheerness, the titular object is shown moving towards the east, which is corroborated by the appearance of a new moon in the background. It's artist notably called it his "Darling." When first hung, an excerpt from Campbell's Ye Mariners of England accompanied it, reading "The flag which braved the battle and the breeze/No longer owns her". A black steamboat is present in front of the titular vessel which is being "tugged to her last Berth to be broken up" in, for 10 points, what painting of a 98-gun ship from Lord Nelson's fleet, a work by J.M.W. Turner. 
Despite the fact that Rotherhithe is west of Sheerness, the titular object is shown moving towards the east, which is corroborated by the appearance of a new moon in the background.
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last Berth to be broken up 