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The 'Fingal' at Constitution Dock, Hobart with Mount Wellington in the background. [PRG 1373/16/91] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Fingal', 2570 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2570 tons. ON81442, 308.2 x 42.8 x 25.0. Built 1883 (3) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners R. Martin and Co. Registered Belfast. c.1910 sold to Norway without change of name]. The port has been identified as Hobart, Tasmania, with a view of Mount Wellington in the background. William McMurtry (born 14 March 1857) of Islandmagee, Northern Ireland, was the captain of the 'Fingal', and he died in Sydney, aged 45, while the ship was docked there.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 10.5 x 14.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Fingal (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by R. Martin and Co., Dublin.

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

3,735 x 2,634 pixels (9.8 MP)

Size

29.53 MB

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