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The 'Thirlmere' anchored [PRG 1373/2/36] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Thirlmere', 1777 tons, anchored near a hilly shoreline [iron ship, 1777 gross tons, ON70841. 260.0 x 39.1 x 23.1. Built 1874 (1) Whitehaven SB Co. Whitehaven. Owners: Sprott and Fisher, registered Liverpool, later W Lowden and Co.. See 'Last of the Windjammers' by Lubbock]. A researcher has suggested that the location may be San Francisco, and that the Captain of the 'Thirlmere' was Captain Brown.

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Physical description

Photograph; 18.6 cm x 24.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Thirlmere (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

This is one of the ships owned by the Mere Line / Fisher and Scott, London.

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

19/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,943 x 3,073 pixels (12.1 MP)

Size

36.37 MB

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