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The 'George Thompson' tied up to a dock [PRG 1373/3/37] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden barque (ex ship) 'George Thompson', 1128 tons, tied up to a dock. According to researcher John Anderson, this ship was built for Thompson but was sold to A. Nicol, Aberdeen in 1866, and subsequently had various Australian owners [wooden ship, later barque, 1128 tons. ON48866. 209.1 x 36.2 x 22.5. Built 1865 (5) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen (iron beams) Owners: Alex Nicol and Co. Registered Aberdeen 1883 sold to Sydney owners. Wrecked 13 June 1902, under the Chilean flag. Caption says 'composite' but this vessel was of wood construction].

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.3 cm x 14.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1891

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

George Thompson (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Aberdeen White Star Line / G. Thompson and Co., 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

3,732 x 2,439 pixels (9.1 MP)

Size

27.33 MB

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