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The 'Glenlora' docked in Port Chalmers [PRG 1373/10/15] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Glenlora', 774 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, re-rigged as 3 mast barque, c.1880 764 gross and net tons. ON50084. 192.2 x 31.2 x 18.4. Built 1864 (7) T Vernon and Son, Liverpool. Owners: T Stenhouse, reigstered London. c.1872/3 Shaw Savill and Co: who later became Shaw Savill and Albion Ltd. registered Southampton. c.1898 to Swedish owners without change of name. In 1918 was listed as being Norwegian owned. Well known New Zealand emmigrant trades]. A researcher has provided the following information: the Glenora is docked in Port Chalmers in Dunedin, New Zealand, approximately 1880. Behind the ship, visible through the rigging, is the spire of the Knox Cathedral.

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.5 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Glenlora (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel
Port Chalmers (N.Z.)

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Dundee Shipowner's Fleet, Dundee.

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

18/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,292 x 2,239 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.13 MB

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