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The 'Cape Finisterre' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/11/79] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Cape Finisterre', 935 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron barque 935 tons. ON72372, 198.5 x 33.3 x 18.6. Built 1874 (10) T. Wingate and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A Lyle and Sons, registered Greenock 1891 sold German owners and renamed Henny, c.1899 became Italian without change of name. A Danish researcher identified the ship as 'flying a Danish flag, and states that in the official Danish Shiplist from 1895, there is a barque by the name HENNY, which must be the same. The only difference is that she is said built in Liverpool. Copy from the shiplist: NHCF Henny, Ibsen, N. Bk Liverpool 66 Jærn 17.2 511 463 (Akt. S.) N. H. Brinck, S. p. F. The above notes means: 1: registration letters, 2: Captains name 3: Building place and year 4: Building-material (Jaern means Iron) 5: depts amidship 6:BRT (511 ) 7: NRT (463) 8: Owner'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.6 cm x 14.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1895

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Cape Finisterre (Ship)
Henny (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Cape Line / A. Lyle and Sons, 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

3,150 x 2,283 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.59 MB

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