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The 'Clarence' at Gravesend, U.K. [PRG 1373/19/55] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden ship 'Clarence', 1104 tons, at Gravesend, U.K. [wooden ship, 1105 gross tons. ON20848, 198.0 x 36.5 x 22.5. Built 1858. Pile, Sunderland. Owners R & H. Green, registered London. Sold 1873 Bennett and Co. registered London. Later to Pickford, Ford and Co. registered Newport. Drops from records before 1894. Usually employed in the transport of Indians to the West Indies and or trooping, seldom if ever visited Australia. See Blackwall Frigates.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.2 cm x 20.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Clarence (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

3,379 x 2,560 pixels (8.7 MP)

Size

25.97 MB

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