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The 'Asterion' entering harbour at Nelson [PRG 1373/30/41] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Asterion', 509 tons, entering the harbour, Tyree, Nelson, New Zealand. [iron 3 masted barque. 528tons. ON62506. 163.0 x 28.1 x 17.4. Built 1869 (1) Iliff, Mounsey and Co. Sunderland. Owners: RH Penney and Co. Registered Shoreham. c.1883/4 Shaw Savill and Co. c.1896 Swedish owners without change of name. For many years employed in New Zealand migrant trade.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 22.7 cm x 18.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1863

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Asterion (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Shipping Lines'.

This is one of the ships owned by the The Shaw Savill & Albion Shipping Co. Ltd., formed by the amalgamation of two rival shipping firms: Shaw, Savill & Co., and Patrick Henderson's Albion Shipping Co. Their ships continued to engage in the New Zealand emigrant and cargo trade. Keen competition came from the New Zealand Shipping Co.

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

09/04/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,550 x 3,712 pixels (16.9 MP)

Size

50.69 MB

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