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The 'Ellesmere' in an unidentified harbour [PRG 1373/27/39] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron 4 masted barque 'Ellesmere', 2708 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 4 mast ship, 2708 gross tons. ON91920. 308.0 x 45.2 x 24.7. Built 1886 (4) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co. Southampton. Owners: Sailing Ship Ellesmere Co. Ltd. (Fisher and Sprott) registered London. Sold of German owners before 1900 and renamed Schiffbek and altered to 4 mast barque rig. Hurst (Last of the Square Riggers) p. 127 says the ship was taken over by the Portuguese in 1917 and her fate is unknown. He incorrectly states the ship was built at Whitehaven].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.1 cm x 9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Ellesmere (Ship)
Schiffbek (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Iron and Steel Ships (IV) Masted Barques and Ships'.

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

08/01/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,162 x 3,394 pixels (17.5 MP)

Size

52.58 MB

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