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The 'Lauriston' in an unidentified harbour [PRG 1373/27/97] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel 4 masted barque 'Lauriston', 2301 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast ship, 2301 tons, ON101957. 284.6 x 42.0 x 24.4. Built 1892 (12) Workman, Clark and Co. Ltd. Belfast. Owners: Galbraith and Moorhead, registered London (later, Galbraith Hill and Co.) 1904/5 G Duncan and Co., Registered London, June 1910 Cook and Dundas: became Russian c. 1914 without change of name. Activities obscure until about 1925 when refitted and became the Soviet Russian cadet training ship 'Tovarisch'. Fate unknown but apparently broken up in Russian in late 1920s].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.6 cm x 10 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Lauriston (Ship)
Tovarisch (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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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

5,346 x 3,681 pixels (19.7 MP)

Size

59.06 MB

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