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The 'Darling Downs' moored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/24/28] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Darling Downs', 1634 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship, 1715 tons. ON7887, 258.6 x 40.0 x 22.5. Built 1852 CJ Mare and Co. Blackwall London as SS Calcutta for General Screw Steam Shipping Co. registered London, thence various owners as a steamer and known as SS Portugal c.1860/1: sold and converted to sailing ship by W Pile in 1868 and renamed Darling Downs owners Taylor Bethell and Co. Registered London. Sunk in a collision off The Nore in 1887. As Darling Downs well known in the Sydney passenger trade.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.5 cm x 20.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1886

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Darling Downs (Ship)
Calcutta (Ship)
Portugal (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

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

28/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,424 x 2,393 pixels (8.2 MP)

Size

24.60 MB

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