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The 'Cospatrick' docked in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/19/50] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden ship 'Cospatrick', 1200 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [wooden ship, 1200 tons. ON20400, 190.0 x 34.0 x 23.5. Built 1856 Moulmein. Owners: J Fleming, registered London, 1873 Shaw Savill. Lost by fire when on a trip from England to Auckland with the almost total loss of nearly everyone aboard - 429 passengers and crew of 44. Lost in 1874. ] Further notes [On a voyage from London towards Auckland the vessel took fire when south of the Cape of Good Hope Nov, 17th 1874. There were 473 persons on board. The fire became uncontrollable and only two boats got clear, but without oars or provisions. On Sept. 19th the vessel sank, still burning, and the only lifeboat to survive drifted until the 28th when those remaining alive were found by the ship British Sceptre, approximately 470 lives were lost].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.5 cm x 16.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Cospatrick (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

2,733 x 2,575 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

21.13 MB

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