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The 'Horsa' at Geelong [PRG 1373/1/26] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Horsa', 1128 tons, at Geelong. The ships was built in 1860 and has chainplates, but no channels [iron ship, 1163 tons. ON28639. 220.0 x 34.2 x 21.7. Built 1860 (7) Scott and Co. Greenock. Owners: Rathbone Bros. registered Liverpool, later Star Navigation Co. registered Liverpool. Then 'Ship Horsa Co'. (G McAllester and sons) registered Liverpool. On a voyage from New Zealand to England with cereals she stranded 4 April 1893, Bread and Cheese Cove, St. Martins was towed off but foundered 20 miles south west of the Scilly Isles. Not regularly in any trades to Australia but visited both that country and New Zealand as charters found].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15 cm x 20.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Horsa (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the section 'Early Iron Vessels'. Many of the early iron ships retained channels and chain plates, and other features of wooden vessels. They were heavily constructed and many were extremely long-lasting.

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

04/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,426 x 2,547 pixels (8.7 MP)

Size

26.20 MB

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