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The 'Auriga' docked in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/16/65] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Auriga', 518 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [Built 1875 as such, renamed 'Sierra Blanca' q.v. ON62537] [iron three mast barque, 540 tons, ON62537, 164.5 x 28.1 x 17.4. Built 1869 (9) Iliff. Mounsey and Co. Sunderland. Owners. RH Penney and Co. registered Shoreham. c.1885 J. Hardie. registered London. May 1890 sold to owners in New Zealand and registered in Auckland. Sold in 1902 to Sydney and converted into a coal hulk by Howard Smith in 1914.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 11 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1884

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Auriga (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by R.H. Penney and Sons, Shoreham.

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

07/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,264 x 2,337 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

22.90 MB

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