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The 'Duchess of Kent' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/35/15] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden ketch 'Duchess of Kent', 70 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast ketch ON57559, 69 tons, 70.2 x 20.2 x 7.0. Built 1875 Franklin, T. Owners: registered Port Adelaide August 1877 by J Wishart. Transferred to Melbourne Dec. 1883, then to Launceston and finally Fremantle. Wrecked August 28, 1895 on Cervantes Island south of Geraldton, West Australia]

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Physical description

Photograph; 17.5 cm x 13.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Duchess of Kent (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'South Australian Owned Coasters, Part I'.

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

20/08/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,652 x 4,474 pixels (25.3 MP)

Size

164.28 MB

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