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The 'Loch Moidart' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/15/28] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron barque 'Loch Moidart', 2000 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 4 mast ship (vide Lloyd's Register) 2081 tons, ON85856. 287.4 x 42.6 x 24.0. Built 1881 (9) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. General Shipping Co. (Aitken, Lilburn and Co. managers) registered Glasgow. When bound for Hamburg with nitrate, she was wrecked on the Dutch coast January 26, 1890].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.8 cm x 21.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1894

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Loch Moidart (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The 'Loch' Line / Aitken, Lilburn 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

01/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,573 x 2,638 pixels (9.4 MP)

Size

28.30 MB

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