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The 'Gilcruix' under sail [PRG 1373/12/61] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron barque 'Gilcruix', 2304 tons, under sail. [see 'Barmbeck'] [iron 4 mast ship, later barque, 2304 tons. ON93695, 289.3 x 42.0 x 24.3. Built 1886 (8) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven. Owners: North Western Shipping Co. Ltd. (Ismay, Imrie and Co. managers) registered Liverpool. Sold 1895 to German owners and renamed 'Barmbeck' sold 1914 to French owners and renamed 'Pacifique'. Broken up following a collision at Le Havre in 1921].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.3 cm x 20.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Gilcruix (Ship)
Barmbeck (Ship)
Pacifique (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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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

3,360 x 2,568 pixels (8.6 MP)

Size

25.91 MB

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