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The 'Rialto' moored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/22/123] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Rialto', 1233 tons, moored in an unidentified port. A researcher has suggested that it is Southampton, from where the 'Rialto' sailed and arrived in Sydney in 1883. Another researcher says that according to the British Maritime Museum the port is Plymouth and that there are two ships named 'Rialto' - iron barque, 1233 gross, ON58992, 211.3 x 36.5 x 22.0. Built 1869 (2) Oswald and Co. Sunderland. Merchant Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London owners for many years, although built for Charles Saunders of Liverpool. About 1888 sold to German owners without change of name].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.8 cm x 14.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1883

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Rialto (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

3,681 x 2,202 pixels (8.1 MP)

Size

24.33 MB

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