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The 'River Falloch' anchored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/18/92] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'River Falloch', 1637 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1637 tons, ON89964 257.8 c 38.2 x 23.2. Built 1884 (10) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: WD Denny, registered Glasgow c. 1890 A Weir and Co., registered Glasgow. Renamed 'Avenir' in 1909 under the Norwegian flag. Sold to Italy in 1917 with name unchanged and scrapped in 1922/3].

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Physical description

Photograph; 18.7 cm x 23.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1887

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

River Falloch (Ship)
Avenir (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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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

31/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,917 x 3,099 pixels (12.1 MP)

Size

36.43 MB

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