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The 'Fiery Cross' moored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/22/49] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Fiery Cross', 1448 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron ship , later re-rigged as a 3 mast barque, 1456 gross tons. ON78647. 243.6 x 37.0 x 21.9. Built 1878 (9) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners JD Clink, registered Glasgow. Sold to Norway without change of name].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.3 cm x 15 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Fiery Cross (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

20/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,717 x 2,127 pixels (7.9 MP)

Size

23.74 MB

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