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The 'Manx King' docked in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/16/3] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Manx King', 1751 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1751 tons, ON86135. 251.0 x 39.0 x 24.1. Built 1884 (10) Richardson, Duck and Co., Stockton. Owners: GS Karran, registered Castletown, Isle of Man to Norway without change of name c.1912]. The 'Manx King' was stopped and scuttled by the U-156 on 8 July 1918, when it was traveling between New York and Rio de Janeiro. The captain Rasmus Emil Halvorsen and crew were rescued from the lifeboats after 27 hours by DS 'Anchites' [See also PRG 1373/24/52].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.6 cm x 19.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1895

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Manx King (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by G.C. Karran, Castletown.

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

3,241 x 2,493 pixels (8.1 MP)

Size

24.26 MB

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