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The 'King James' under tow [PRG 1373/15/52] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'King James', 2270 tons, under tow [steel 4 mast barque 2305 tons. 278.0 x 42.0 x 24.2. Built 1892 Russell and Co., Greenock. Owners JA Walker and Co. Registered Glasgow. Abandoned on fire about 200 miles west of San Francisco, while on a voyage from Newcastle, NSW with coal March 31, 1893. Eleven lives lost].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11 cm x 14.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1903

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

King James (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The 'King' Line / J.A. Walker 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

31/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,066 x 2,301 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

21.18 MB

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