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The 'Patriarch' leaving Sydney [PRG 1373/3/45] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Patriarch', 1339 tons, leaving Sydney [iron ship, 1405 tons, ON60696, 221.1 x 38.1 x 22.3. Built 1869 (9) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen: sold 1898 to Norwegian owners. Name unchanged. Wrecked 23 February 1912 on Cape Corrienties, south of River Plate, South America. First iron hulled ship for Aberdeen White Star Line. Said to have never had a serious accident or a bad passage in her career under the British flag and made some notable runs] [one of the photographs of the 'Patriarch' was taken in Neutral Bay, Sydney and shows some of the Manly ferries in the foreground].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10 cm x 14.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

1893

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Patriarch (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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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

3,697 x 2,578 pixels (9.5 MP)

Size

28.61 MB

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