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The 'City of Glasgow' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/14/11] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'City of Glasgow', 1168 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1168 later 1198 tons. ON56172, 228.0 x 34.0 x 22.2. Built 1867 (2) Barclay Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners George Smith and Sons. Registered Glasgow c.1903 sold Norwegian owners and renamed Albania. Abandoned at sea May 17, 1907 while on a voyage from New Caledonia and Germany.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 10 cm x 15.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1878

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

City of Glasgow (Ship)
Albania (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The City Line / John Smith and Son, Glasgow.

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

30/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,304 x 2,136 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

21.19 MB

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