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The 'Falls of Dee' anchored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/18/13] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron ship 'Falls of Dee', 1974 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [iron 4 mast ship, 1974 tons. ON85935. 276.7 x 41.0 x 23.7. Built 1882 (4) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: Ship Falls of Dee Ltd. (Wright and Breakenridge) registered Glasgow, later Wright, Graham and Co. and lastly, under the British flag, Sphere Shipping Co. (J Heron and Co, managers) c.1910 sold to Norway and renamed 'Teie'. Became a war casualty in April 1917].

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Physical description

Photograph; 16.1 cm x 20.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1897

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Falls of Dee (Ship)
Teie (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Falls Line / Wright, Graham 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

08/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,457 x 2,662 pixels (9.2 MP)

Size

27.63 MB

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