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The 'Claymore' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/37/7] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden barque 'Claymore', 287 tons, at Port Adelaide, 1870. [wooden 3 mast barque, 287 gross, 273 net tons. 114.0 x 26.4 x 14.0. ON20433. Built 1858 (3) R. James, Leith. Owners: in July 1869 acquired by John Bickers, registered Port Adelaide. Vessel condemned at Calcutta in 1892 and sold for the benefit of all concerned.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.2 cm x 10.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1870

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Claymore (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'South Australian owned shipping lines & sailing vessels: vessels owned by Bickers & Bower, vessels owned by Captain John A. Walker, South Australian owned sailing vessels; Port Adelaide views'.

This section comprises Vessels owned by Bickers and Bower, Port Adelaide.

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

10/07/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,586 x 3,846 pixels (21.5 MP)

Size

64.47 MB

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