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The 'Pak Wan' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/4/75] • Photograph

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Summary

The composite barque 'Pak Wan', 818 tons, in an unidentified port ['Mauna Ala' owned in Honolulu, formerly 'Pak Wan'] [composite barque 818 tons, ON47369. 186.2 x 32.6 x 19.0. Built 1863 (5) G Peverall. Sunderland. Owners: John Patton: registered London, then A Lawrence registered London: 1884 Gillian and Hay, registered Newcastle NSW and rigged as a ship. Sold to Honolulu, July 1889 and renamed 'Mauna Ala'. Tea clipper originally then transferred to the Australian trades. See 'The Down Easters' by Basil Lubbock, 1929, Brown, Son and Ferguson, contains some brief comment under the Honolulu flag].

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.5 cm x 20.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1865

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Pak Wan (Ship)
Mauna Ala (Ship)
Sailing ships

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships known as the Tea Clippers and China Traders.

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

31/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,460 x 2,295 pixels (7.9 MP)

Size

23.84 MB

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