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The 'Irex' wrecked in the Isle of Wight [PRG 1373/24/56] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Irex', 2347 tons, wrecked at the Isle of Wight on 25 January 1890.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.5 cm x 20.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Irex (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.

An account of the wreck of the Irex on its maiden voyage is published in Shipwrecks of the Wight by John Medland, Freshwater, West Island Printers, 1986.

Digitisation information

Date

28/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,425 x 2,580 pixels (8.8 MP)

Size

26.53 MB

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