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The 'Veritas' moored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/20/25] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden barque 'Veritas', 748 tons, moored in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque,748 gross, ON79513, 173.8 x 33.3 x 18.2. Built 1876 J Nordstrom, Helsingborg. Owners: until 1880 owned in Sweden and registered at Helsingborg. Jan. 1880: HR Reid and Co., reigstered Melbourne; April 1896 G Christian of Sydney; Jan. 1899 Westport Coal Co. Ltd., registered Dunedin and employed as a coal hulk. In 1933 dismantled and broken up at Great Barrier Island outside Auckland].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.1 cm x 13.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Veritas (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Wooden Barques'.

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

16/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,894 x 2,448 pixels (9.5 MP)

Size

28.61 MB

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