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The 'Devon' moored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/19/45] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden ship 'Devon', 1148 tons, moored in an unidentified port [wooden ship, 1148 tons. ON49908, 207.2 x 37.5 x 21.7. Built 1864 (3) J. Smurthwaite, Sunderland. Owners:c.1876 JM Joshua, registered London, c.1882 Bagshot and Co. registered London. When built was named JM Joshua and renamed c.1877. Sold to Norwegian owners about 1886 and renamed Venus. While in this ownership was on a voyage from Pensacola to Antwerp with a cargo of pitch pine when she became leaky and put into St. Michaels (West Indies?) and in April 1895 was condemed and abandoned].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.9 cm x 20.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1875

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Devon (Ship)
JM Joshua (Ship)
Venus (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Composite and Wooden Ships'.

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

14/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,384 x 2,484 pixels (8.4 MP)

Size

25.23 MB

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