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The 'Clan Galbraith' wrecked near Shinnecock, Long Island [PRG 1373/10/52] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Clan Galbraith', 2149 tons, wrecked near Shinnecock, Long Island on July 22, 1916. [steel 4 mast barque. 2149 tons, ON102660, 282.9 x 40.4 x 24.6. Built 1894 (2) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: T. Dunlop and Sons, registered Glasgow sold 1909 to Norway without change of name. Stranded at Long Island, NY, 22 June 1916 but reportedly refloated.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.2 cm x 16.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

1916

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Clan Galbraith (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Clan Line / T. Dunlop and Sons, Glasgow. These sailing vessels engaged largely in the Californian and Australian grain trade.

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

3,406 x 2,387 pixels (8.1 MP)

Size

24.41 MB

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