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The 'Sierra Parima' anchored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/24/7] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Sierra Parima', 1584 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [steel ship, 1584 tons, ON86212, 239.8 x 38.2 x 23.1. Built 1882 (7) J Reid and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Thompson, Anderson and Co., (Sierra Shipping Co.) registered Liverpool. Wrecked on Sudiva Atoll, Lat. 2 degrees south, Long. 71 degrees east, in June 1896. Wrecked in the Maldives, 21 June 1896 while on a voyage from Mauritius to Rangoon, in ballast].

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Physical description

Photograph; 12 cm x 19.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1895

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Sierra Parima (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

4,047 x 2,475 pixels (10.0 MP)

Size

30.07 MB

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