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The 'Alice A. Leigh' under sail [PRG 1373/12/72] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Alice A. Leigh', 2999 tons, under sail. [steel 4 mast ship, altered to 4m bq, 1900: 2999t, ON96349, Built 1889 (3) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven: Owners Alice A. Leigh Co. Ltd. (J Joyce) reg. Liverpool: then Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce and Co.): then New York and Pacific Shipping Co. Ltd; 1921 sold to Geo. Scales Ltd. Wellington and renamed 'Rewa', reg. Wellington. Laid up in 1923 and subsequently converted to a hulk with register closed in 1930.]

One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool. In 1901 the captain was Allan Davison. It is reported by a researcher that Captain Davison named his daughter, born that year, Alice A. Leigh Davison in honour of the ship.

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.1 cm x 15.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Alice A. Leigh (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.

Historical information

The 'Alice A Leigh ' was renamed 'Rewa'. In the 1930s Charlie Hanson bought the 'Rewa' and had it towed to his home, Moturekareka Island, in the Hauraki Gulf N.Z. with the idea of the steel barque being a breakwater.

Digitisation information

Date

26/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,895 x 2,603 pixels (10.1 MP)

Size

30.44 MB

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