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The 'Star of Bengal' under sail as a barque [PRG 1373/16/73] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Star of Bengal', 1877 tons, under sail as a barque [iron ship, later barque, 1877 tons, ON63957. 262.8 x 40.2 x 23.5. Built 1874 (1) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: JP Cory and Co., registered Belfast. Sold to American owners, finally Alaska Packers Association, and was wrecked in Alaska in September 1908].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.7 cm x 14 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1887

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Star of Bengal (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Irish Star Line / J.P. and C. Corry, Belfast.

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

3,535 x 2,238 pixels (7.9 MP)

Size

23.75 MB

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