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The 'Snowdon' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/23/50] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Snowdon', 1112 tons, at Port Adelaide.

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.9 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1897

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Snowdon (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

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

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.

Historical information

The masts and spars of this vessel were used to build a gentleman's cruising yacht in 1926 at Sandpoint, Dumbarton, on the river Leven near Dumbarton. The yacht was named Maudorces, later Silver Strand. She is a 46 foot diesel ketch and is still sailing the waters of the west coast of Scotland. Her hull is pitch pine and is still in very good condition as at 2012. [from information provided by Scottish researcher] [iron 3 mast barque, 1112 gross, ON90108, 207.3 x 34.0 x 21.0. Built 1877 (7) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: R&D Jones. Registered Liverpool].

Digitisation information

Date

24/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,246 x 2,304 pixels (7.5 MP)

Size

22.45 MB

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