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The 'Windsor Castle' at Sydney, NSW [PRG 1373/3/71] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden ship 'Windsor Castle', 979 tons, in Sydney Cove looking west towards the Rocks. The Commissariat store (the large u-shaped sandstone building) is on the right.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.3 cm x 18.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870-1882

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Windsor Castle (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by D. Rose 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.

Historical information

The Windsor Castle was a wooden ship, 1075 gross tons. ON15822, 195.5 x 36.2 x 22.5. Built 1857 W. Pile, Junior, Sunderland. Owners: R&H Green, registered London. Sold 1882 to E Cox, registered London. Foundered off Algoa Bay in 1884. Built for the Australian passenger trade and toward the end of her career on the run was well known in the Brisbane run. NB. Do not confuse with vessel of the same name and similar size operating about the same period. Early career spent in the Melbourne trade with occasional visits to Sydney, but for the last few years under the flag of Green she was a regular visitor at Brisbane. See 'Blackwall Frigates' and 'Colonial Clippers'.

Digitisation information

Date

21/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,850 x 3,021 pixels (11.6 MP)

Size

34.91 MB

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