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The 'Beacon Rock' under sail [PRG 1373/17/69] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Beacon Rock', 1917 tons, under sail. [steel ship, 1917 tons, ON99835, 265.5 x 40.0 x 23.0. Built 1892 (7) A. Rodger and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners James Cornfoot and Co. registered Glasgow, later sold to Norway and renamed 'Komet' and under the name 'Cate' broken up in Germany in 1924.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.2 cm x 16.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1896

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Beacon Rock (Ship)
Komet (Ship)
Cate (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Rock Line / James Cornfoot and Co., Glasgow.

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

03/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,499 x 2,557 pixels (8.9 MP)

Size

26.86 MB

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