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The 'Esmeralda' at Melbourne [PRG 1373/12/53] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Esmeralda', 730 tons, at Melbourne [iron ship, later barque, 730 tons. ON54982, 188.4 x 31.1 x 19.0. Built 1866 (4) T Verson and Son, Liverpool. TH Ismay and Co and successors. (White Star Line), registered Liverpool, sold 1894 to Danish owners without change of name. Sold 1909 to Italian owners without change of name. Converted into a lightship in the River Plate in 1910 and in the 1950s still engaged in the same capacity].

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.7 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Esmeralda (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Liverpool White Star Line / Ismay, Imrie and Co., 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

3,952 x 2,543 pixels (10.0 MP)

Size

30.17 MB

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