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The 'Ayesha' in open water [PRG 1373/29/15] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden schooner 'Ayesha, 123 tons, in open water. [wooden 3 mast schooner, 123 gross, 97 net tons. ON125665, 95.7 x 22.7 x 10.0. Built 1907 (5) F. Hawke. Plymouth. Owners: G. Clunies-Ross. (Cocos Island) reg. London. Famous as the vessel stolen by the German landing party who attack the cable station on Cocos Island WW1 and who took it and sailed it to the Red Sea to escape when the 'Emden' was destroyed.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.8 cm x 11.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Ayesha (Ship)
Schooners
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Coasters'.

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

22/03/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

7,041 x 5,261 pixels (37.0 MP)

Size

111.15 MB

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