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The 'Hereford' anchored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/4/88] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Hereford', 1440 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1510 tons, ON60978, 241.1 x 37.2 x 23.2. Built 1869 (7) John Elder, Glasgow. Owners: Merchant Shipping Co. Registered London c.1880-1 James Nourse, registered London, sold to Norwegians. c.1900 rigged down to a barque and wrecked April 1907. 'Coolies Ships and Oil Traders' by Basil Lubbock].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.4 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Hereford (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the 'Coolie Ships' owned by James Nourse, London.

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

27/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,330 x 2,427 pixels (8.1 MP)

Size

24.26 MB

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