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The 'East African' at anchor [PRG 1373/11/65] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel barque 'East African', 1731 tons, at anchor [steel barque, 1731 tons. ON102395. 252.5 x 39.0 x 22.5. Built 1895 (3) R Duncan and Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow. Owners Ship East African Co. Ltd (Lang and Fulton) registered Greenock c.1911 sold and renamed Risor and later renamed Skomedal. Converted to a hulk in 1918].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.2 cm x 12.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1897

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

East African (Ship)
Risor (Ship)
Skomedal (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by Lang and Fulton, 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

24/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,831 x 2,493 pixels (9.6 MP)

Size

28.67 MB

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