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The 'Galgate' in the River Avon [PRG 1373/12/70] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Galgate', 2356 tons, in the River Avon under the suspension bridge [steel 4 mast ship, 2356 tons. ON93808, 293.5 x 42.8 x 24.2. Built 1888 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Whitehaven. Owners: Galgate Ship Co. (J Joyce) registered Liverpool; later Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce and Co) Captured May 6, 1916 by a German submarine and sunk by gunfire about 170 miles west by north from Ushant]. Captain Bill Griffiths of Milford Haven was the master of the 'Galgate'.

One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.8 cm x 14.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1901

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Galgate (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

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

26/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,684 x 2,760 pixels (10.2 MP)

Size

30.52 MB

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