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The 'Arracan' in a North American port [PRG 1373/12/3] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Arracan', 2282 tons [steel 4 mast barque. 2282 tons, ON99396, 291.3 x 42.1 x 24.5, Built 1892 (5) Richardson, Duck and Co. Stockton. Owners: British and Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. registered Liverpool. Sold 1908 to Thames and Mersey Shipping Co. Ltd later became the German 'Carla' and finally 'Fehmarn' being broken up in 1924]. Believed to be located at a North American port following information from a researcher: 'The rolling stock to the right of the view appears to have 'White Line' stencilled on it. [From research] of a railroad company of that name, "The White Line was a short-lived branch of the Long Island Rail Road in western Queens County, New York". The scow/barge/tender alongside the 'Arracan' has the name A. E. Cargill, a Canadian coal company'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.3 cm x 22.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Arracan (Ship)
Carla (Ship)
Fehmarn (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel
Sailing ships -- North America

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the British and Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd., Liverpool.

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

25/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,667 x 2,441 pixels (11.4 MP)

Size

34.19 MB

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