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The 'Thessalus' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/11/21] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Thessalus', 1865 tons, at Port Adelaide. It is one of series taken by F. Wear in December 1898. See Macgregor, D.R., 1984. "Merchant Sailing Ships: 1850-1875", p.141. [iron ship, 1865 tons, ON67941, 269.0 x 41.2 x 23.7. Built 1874 (7) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A&JH Carmichael and Co. Registered Greenock. Sold c.1900 to Swedish owners without change of name].

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.4 cm x 24.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1898

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Thessalus (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Golden Fleece Line / A. and J.H. Carmichael and Co., Greenock.

This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920. Mounted in 91 albums, the photographs are arranged by country of ownership, with some special volumes such as 'Shipping at Port Adelaide' and 'South Australian outports'. Additional information, giving the history of the ships where known, has been provided by maritime historian, Ron Parsons.

Digitisation information

Date

20/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,492 x 2,448 pixels (8.5 MP)

Size

25.66 MB

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