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The 'Duchess of Albany' at anchor [PRG 1373/24/70] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Duchess of Albany', 1793 tons, at anchor [iron 3 mast ship, 1793 tons. ON91162, 253.0 x 40.3 x 23.0. Built 1884 (9) T Royden and Sons, Liverpool. Owners W&R Wright registered Liverpool. On a voyage, in ballast, from Rio to Valparaiso wrecked July 13, 1893 off Policarpo Cove Terra del Fuego].

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.9 cm x 21.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Duchess of Albany (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

31/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,581 x 2,345 pixels (8.4 MP)

Size

25.21 MB

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