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The 'Cairnbulg' anchored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/3/10] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque (ex ship) 'Cairnbulg', 1567 tons, anchored in an unidentified port, possibly Sydney. ['Alexandra' ex 'Hellas' ex 'Cairnbulg' lost on a voyage from Newcastle NSW to Panama in 1908. See Ref. 3 for full details. Illustration see 'Cairnbulg'. Colonial Clipper says the vessel was Danish owned. Lloyds 1905 says Norwegian owners.] [iron ship (later barque) 1599 tons. ON65107, 261.3 x 39.0 x 23.0. Built 1874 (3). J. Duthie and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: W. Duthie junior. reg. Aberdeen. Became Russian Hellas and the Danish or Norwegian Alexandra. Abandoned in 1908 off South American coast in unusual circumstances.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.6 cm x 15.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Cairnbulg (Ship)
Hellas (Ship)
Alexandra (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Brothers Duthie, Aberdeen.

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

20/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,759 x 2,431 pixels (9.1 MP)

Size

27.43 MB

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