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The 'Arethusa' anchored in an undentified port [PRG 1373/11/28] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel barque 'Arethusa', 1279 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [steel barque 1279 tons. ON98314, 231.0 x 36.1 x 20.5. Built 1891 (11) A. McMillan and Sons. Ltd. Owners Arethusa Ship Co. Ltd. (The managers varied: originally they were JD Macfarlane and Co. then JD Clink and later Buchanan) registered Greenock. Sunk April 23 1917 when stopped by a German submarine and scuttled by bombs.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.6 cm x 15.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Arethusa (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by J.D. Clink, 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

20/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,823 x 2,470 pixels (9.4 MP)

Size

28.35 MB

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