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The 'Erne' under sail [PRG 1373/4/108] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Erne', 1692 tons, under sail. Bound from Boston toward the River Plate in 1912, the 'Erne' broached to and lost Capt. T.A. Fickett, his wife, two mates, a passenger and several others of the crew. The vessel was abandoned and disappeared [iron ship 1692 tons. ON91923, 255.6 x 38.3 x 23.2. Built 1886 (5) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: James Nourse, registered London. Sold 1909 to Erne Shipping Co. Ltd. London. Wrecked in 1912. 'Coolie Ships and Oil Sailers' by Basil Lubbock gives some mention].

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.7 cm x 18 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Erne (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the 'Coolie Ships' owned by James Nourse, London.

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

26/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,774 x 2,677 pixels (10.1 MP)

Size

30.33 MB

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