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The 'County of Caithness' at anchor [PRG 1373/18/57] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron barque (ex ship) 'County of Caithness', 1646 tons, at anchor. [iron 4 mast ship (later barque) 1715 tons, ON73862, 266.4 x 38.8 x 23.6. Built 1876 (9) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners R&J Craig registered Glasgow sold 1903 and renamed Sofie under the Norwegian flag].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.6 cm x 13.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

County of Caithness (Ship)
Sofie (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by Craigs County Line / R. and J. Craig, 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

3,472 x 2,254 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.50 MB

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