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The 'Smart' in the Danish port, Marstal [PRG 1373/1/51] • Photograph

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Summary

The Danish schooner 'Smart', 241 tons, in the Danish port of Marstal. This is an unusual looking schooner with a convex stem. Many such vessels were built in Denmark to serve as Baltic Traders [wooden 3 mast schooner, 241 tons, 119.4 x 26.9 x 12.0. Built 1901 Chr. Christensen, Kolding. Owners: RJ Albertsen, registered Marstal]. According to a researcher, "'Smart' sank on 11 November 1912, on a journey from Rabat to Lisbon in ballast. Rammed by Portuguese steam ship SS 'Elite' off Lisbon and sunk, near Cape Espichel, with the pilot on board. The steamship, which did not look out, rammed 'Smart' with great force, and 'Smart' got a significant leak. The crew ran aboard the SS 'Elite' while 'Smart' sank." Hundreds of this type of schooner were built in Denmark between 1880 and 1930. They were built for the triangle trading route between Denmark - Newfoundland - Mediterranean - Denmark. The trade stopped at the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

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Physical description

Photograph; 17 cm x 23 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Smart (Ship)
Schooners

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General notes

From the section 'Late 19th Century Wooden Sailing Vessels'. Long after British shipyards had changed over to the construction of iron and steel ships for deep water service, other countries continued to build wooden vessels. This applied particularly to North America and Scandinavian countries, where suitable timber was plentiful. At the close of the century British wooden shipbuilding was confined largely to the construction of coasters.

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

11/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,820 x 2,869 pixels (11.0 MP)

Size

32.90 MB

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