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The 'Mimosa' under sail [PRG 1373/22/117] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel barque 'Mimosa', 1401 tons, under sail [formerly 'Roald Amundsen' but was renamed in 1916 and with 1401 tons, was owned by E Braathen, registered Stockholm. Built as 'Quilpe' in 1890, steel 3 mast barque, 1387 gross tons, ON97828. 231.7 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1890 (11) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Barque Quilpue Ltd. (FH Vaughan) registered Liverpool, renamed 'Roald Amundsen' in 1910, then renamed 'Mimosa' in 1916].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.7 cm x 14.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Mimosa (Ship)
Quilpe (Ship)
Roald Amundsen (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Iron and Steel Barques (II)'.

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

23/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,703 x 2,244 pixels (8.3 MP)

Size

24.95 MB

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