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The 'Coldinghame' anchored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/2/96] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Coldinghame', 1059 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1072 gross tons 1059 net tons. ON29993, 211.8 x 33.7 x 21.4. Built 1866 (1) Hart and Sinnott, Liverpool as Gavin Steel, purchased by John Willis and Son (before 1869) and renamed. In later 1880's rigged down to a barque, and sold, and probably renamed or hulked in later 1890's. Was retained by Willis in the Australian trade for a year or two after the sale of Cutty Sark.] [Built in 1866 for Finlay, Campbell and Co. Registered Liverpool, sold and renamed 'Coldinghame' in 1869-70].

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.9 cm x 15.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1887

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Coldinghame (Ship)
Gavin Steel (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by John Willis and Son, 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

3,810 x 2,478 pixels (9.4 MP)

Size

28.34 MB

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