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The 'Hawthornbank' when Danish owned [PRG 1373/18/79] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel barque 'Hawthornbank', 1369 tons, when Danish owned [steel barque, 1369 tons, ON96091, 231.3 x 36.1 x 21.6. Built 1890 by Russell and Co. Port Glasgow, Yard No 212. Owners: Andrew Weir and Co. registered Glasgow. In 1910 sold to J.A. Henschien, Norway without change of name, and later to Denmark again without change of name]. In 1915 sold to Motorselskabet Marienborg, and owned at the time of her loss by V. Henckel, Kalundborg, Denmark. on 25 April 1917, the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine off the North Coast of Scotland and sunk.

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.6 cm x 17.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1915

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Hawthornbank (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Bank Line / Andrew Weir 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

10/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,576 x 2,464 pixels (8.8 MP)

Size

26.45 MB

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