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The 'Cromdale' under sail [PRG 1373/1/65] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Cromdale', 1903 tons, under sail. One of the loveliest of the steel ships with double topgallant sails and main skysails. [steel ship 1903 tons. ON98561, 271.6 x 40.1 x 23.4. Built 1891 (6) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners D Rose and Co. Registered Aberdeen. Wrecked in 1913, Bass Point, near the Lizard southern England. Said to be the last sailing ship built for the Australian wook trade].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.2 cm x 20.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1899

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Cromdale (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the section 'The Closing Years of Sail'. Steel 'carriers' built during the last decades of the 19th century, when sail was fighting a losing battle against steam competition.

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

3,436 x 2,609 pixels (9.0 MP)

Size

26.91 MB

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