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The 'County of Merioneth' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/13/55] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'County of Merioneth', 1065 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque, 1098 tons, ON81341, 221.5 x 35.1 x 20.9. Built 1880 (3) W. Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners W. Thomas and Co. Registered Liverpool c.1908 passed to Russian ownership without change of name. Sold and converted into a hulk at Sydney in 1911 and given the name Merion. Taken to Fremantle for Adelaide Steamship Company in 1919 and then to Port Adelaide in 1927. Broken up at Port Adelaide].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.6 cm x 19.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1903

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

County of Merioneth (Ship)
Merion (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The County Line / W. Thomas 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

27/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,232 x 2,448 pixels (7.9 MP)

Size

23.75 MB

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