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The 'Banff-Shire' moored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/14/63] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Banff-Shire', 937 tons, moored at Musgrave Wharf, Port Adelaide. [iron 3 mast barque, 937 tons. ON82319, 200.1 x 32.8 x 19.6. Built 1880 (6) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow, as 'Southfield' for ? renamed when sold in 1881. Owners T. Law and Co. registered Glasgow, c.1909 sold to Italian owners without change of name and sunk during WW1 in 1917].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.3 cm x 20.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Banff-Shire (Ship)
Southfield (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Shire Line / Thomas Law 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

31/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,405 x 2,562 pixels (8.7 MP)

Size

26.19 MB

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