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The 'Castelton' at Port Pirie [PRG 1373/24/30] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Castelton', 1971 tons, at Port Pirie. [steel ship, 1971 tons. ON115175 265.1 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1903 (7) A. Rodgers and Co. Port Glasgow. Beynon Shipping Co. Ltd. registered Newport and sold 1915 and became the Norwegian Svalen and in 1922 renamed Skaregrom. Sold to Dutch shipbreakers in 1926, after dismasting in the Bay of Biscay].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.3 cm x 19.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Castelton (Ship)
Svalen (Ship)
Skaregrom (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Iron and Steel Ships (I)'.

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

3,233 x 2,381 pixels (7.7 MP)

Size

23.11 MB

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