"HMS Curlew" image: A view from a section of upper deck along the length of the starboard side of a warship. In the foreground on the upper deck a sailor is helping to lower a small 'whaler' boat, which is visible on the left and has another sailor standing on it. Other sailors are standing on the deck below and a gun platform manned by a sailor is positioned in the middle ground. Two of the ship's funnels and other parts of the superstructure are on the right and a white ensign flies from the rear mast. Two other ships at sea are visible in the background.