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The 'Bass Rock' docked in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/17/71] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Bass Rock', 1080 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [iron barque, 1080 tons. Built as iron ship 1057 tons. ON47539. 197.4 x 35.5 x 22.5. Built 1863 (8) GR Clover and Co. Birkenhead and named 'Rutlandshire' owners JJ Drysdale, registered Liverpool later CF Ellis and H. Ellis and Sons. registered London. c.1890 sold and renamed 'Bass Rock' by Jas. Cornfoot and Co. registered Glasgow, later to Norwegian flag without change of name.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.6 cm x 20.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1902

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Bass Rock (Ship)
Rutlandshire (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

3,425 x 2,586 pixels (8.9 MP)

Size

26.59 MB

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