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'Rachel Thompson' wooden ketch [PRG 1373/40/50] • Photograph

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Summary

'Rachel Thompson' wooden ketch 16 tons [wooden 2 mast ketch, 16 tons. ON57577, 47.3 x 12.6 x 5.9. Built 1877 Tasmania. Ultimately turned to fishing and when owned by TM Burgess was wrecked on Victoria Rocks, Bass Strait, in July 1922 although her register was not closed until September 1949]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 14 cm x 18 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Rachel Thompson (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

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

This section comprises 'Tasmanian Owned Sailing Vessels'.

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

5,248 x 4,140 pixels (21.7 MP)

Size

65.20 MB

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