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The 'Loudon Hill' as the Danish vessel 'Gullmarn' [PRG 1373/12/98] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron barque 'Loudon Hill', 2139 tons, as the Danish vessel 'Gullmarn' [iron 4 mast barque, 2139 tons. ON93384. 283.4 x 40.4 x 24.5. Built 1887 (5) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J Dickson and Co. Registered Glasgow, later EF and W Roberts, registered Liverpool. c.1910 became the Norwegian 'Erbrin' then during WW1 sold to Sweden and renamed 'Magda' c.1919/1920 renamed 'Gullmarn' under Danish flag]. According to a researcher the name was changed to 'Gullmarn' under the Swedish flag in 1918 and kept the flag from 13 September 1915 to 5 September 5 1923. The homeport was Kobenhavn and only Danish from 5 September 1923 to January 1924, and is possibly the only existing photograph of 'Gullmarn' under the Danish flag.

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.3 cm x 17 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1922

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Loudon Hill (Ship)
Gullmarn (Ship)
Erbrin (Ship)
Magda (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by E.F. and W. Roberts, 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

26/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,523 x 2,589 pixels (9.1 MP)

Size

27.38 MB

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