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'Derwent Hunter' wooden barque [PRG 1373/40/4] • Photograph

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Summary

'Derwent Hunter' wooden barque 368 tons [wooden 3 mast barque, ON32094. 368 tons, 106.2 x 29.0 x 18.6. Built in 1810 and 1811 at Kensington, Philadelphia, Penn. and named North America. Renamed in 1861. Owners 1861 Alexander McGregor and Charles Bayley, registered Hobart. March 1886 Alex. McGregor. Register closed with 'Burnt at the Domain Slip. Hobart 1907'. There is some mention of this vessel in Wrecks in Tasmanian Waters by Harry O'May (not a particularly reliable source) that says she was hulked in 1884 and scuttled alongside the slip and used as a store]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 11 cm x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1800s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Derwent Hunter (Ship)
North America (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Tasmanian Owned Vessels and Tasmanian Shipping Views'.

This section comprises 'Tasmanian Whalers'.

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

26/08/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,047 x 3,626 pixels (18.3 MP)

Size

54.92 MB

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