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The 'Fitzjames' under sail [PRG 1373/2/80] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Fitzjames', 1951 tons, under sail [steel ship 1851gross tons. ON115795. 267.1 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1902 (4) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. W Montgomery, registered London. Sold in 1909 to F Laiesz and renamed 'Pinnas'. Abandoned in a sinking condition in the South Atlantic 25 April 1929. While under the British flag made some visits to Australia but was better known under the Flying 'P' house flag of Laiesz in the South American nitrate trades. See 'The Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 11. Square Riggers - final Epoch - Hurst'].

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Physical description

Photograph; 21 cm x 16 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Fitzjames (Ship)
Pinnas (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by W. Montgomery and Co. LTD., 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

18/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,685 x 3,474 pixels (9.3 MP)

Size

28.00 MB

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