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The 'General Gordon' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/16/13] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron barque 'General Gordon', 1690 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 4 mast ship, 1690 tons. ON93678, 258.0 x 38.8 x 22.7. Built 1886 (5) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners L Davies and Co. Registered Liverpool c.1910 to Norway without change of name].

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Physical description

Photograph; 16.3 cm x 22.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1906

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

General Gordon (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by Lewis, Davies and Co., Liverpool.

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

06/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,066 x 2,253 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

20.74 MB

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