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The 'Oberon' in an unidentified harbour [PRG 1373/29/87] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel barquentine 'Oberon', 1119 tons in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barquentine, 1119 gross, 1054 net tons. ON102624. 211.2 x 35.6 x 19.6. Built 1893 (10) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J Fairlie, registered Glasgow. No later than 1916 passed to Danish owners without change of name. Later converted into a coal hulk in South Africa].

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Physical description

Photograph; 17.2 cm x 12.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Oberon (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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

27/03/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,366 x 4,605 pixels (29.3 MP)

Size

87.97 MB

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