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The 'Coriolanus' under tow [PRG 1373/10/88] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Coriolanus', 1055 tons, under tow. She is known as the 'Queen of the jute clippers'. [iron ship, 1074 tons, later barque rigged 1055 tons, ON73665. 217.4 x 35.2 x 20.1 Built 1876 (5) A. McMillan and Son, Dumbarton. Owners J. Patton Junior and Co. Registered London. c.1885. J. Stewart and Co. London. c.1891 to German owners and later Norwegian owners without change of name. In 1922 sold and renamed Tiburon and not long after became Eugenia Emilia in American ownership and registered in Panama, and under this name was caught rum running and sold to Portuguese owners by the authorities and c.1924 renamed Lina. Ultimately resold by Portuguese owners and reverted to her original name. Broken up c.1936. Driven ashore in the great gale of Sept. 1, 1902 at Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, South Africa (See Sydney Morning Herald 4/9/02)].

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Physical description

Photograph; 17.9 cm x 12.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1889

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Coriolanus (Ship)
Tiburon (Ship)
Eugenia Emilia (Ship)
Lina (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by J.W. Stewart, Greenock.

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

19/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,755 x 3,769 pixels (10.4 MP)

Size

31.17 MB

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