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The 'County of Ayr' under tow [PRG 1373/1/29] • Photograph

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Summary

The early iron barque 'County of Ayr', 499 tons, under tow by the tug boat 'Euro'. The ship has both channels and chainplates. The iron barque (ex ship) 'County of Ayr', 499 tons, at Port Adelaide. [County of Ayr iron ship, 499 tons, ON45977, 170.0 x 17.3 x 17.3. Built 1863 (6) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners R&J Craig, registered Glasgow c.1894 sold to Port Adelaide and eventually to JA Walker. By this time rigged down to a barque. Sold in July 1901 to Messrs. Folder, Barker and Ward and Captain William Tulloch and registered at Hobart. Wrecked 23 October 1905 on Danger Reef, Otago NZ. General work before sale to Australia, usually in the coal trade when owned in Port Adelaide, and used for the transport of Tasmanian timbers until wrecked, after sale to Hobart].

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white print ; 15.6 x 20.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1903

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

County of Ayr (Ship)
Euro (Tugboat)
Euro (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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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

3,453 x 2,626 pixels (9.1 MP)

Size

27.22 MB

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