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The 'Castor' at Geelong [PRG 1373/14/25] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Castor', 700 tons, at Geelong. [if the tonnage shown in the caption is correct the vessel of the above name depicted is a German vessel. Built in 1867. Messrs. Gordon owned the following craft with this name. Steel barque, 2059 tons. ON93463, 278.4 x 41.2 x 23.9. Built 1886 (7) Ramage and Ferguson, Leith. Owners EM Croudace, registered Dundee late 1890s G Gordon and Co. Sold 1911 to German shipbreakers.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.5 cm x 15.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1903

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Castor (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by G. Gordon and Co., 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

3,202 x 2,387 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

22.95 MB

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