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'Ysabel' wooden 3 masted schooner [PRG 1373/41/48] • Photograph

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Summary

'Ysabel' wooden 3 masted schooner 176 tons [auxiliary s.s. missionary vessel of 1874 was sold for commercial purposes in 1893 and converted into a pure sailing ship was renamed 'Ysabel' q.v.] [possibly previously the 'Southern Cross'] [formerly the missionary vessel 'Southern Cross' sold into private ownership in 1893 and renamed. Wooden 3 mast schooner, 148 tons, later 176 gross, 148 net tons. ON66578. 107.1 x 21.2 x 11.8. Built (as auxiliary steamship) 1874 Thomas Niccol, North Shore, Auckland. Engine removed 1893. Owners: Jessie Ross and partners, registered Auckland April 1893; 1916 George H Scales, who in that year formed GH Scales Ltd. and in 1921 GH Scales Pacific Ltd. Vessel sold to Tahiti in 1925 and was lost by fire at Makemo, Tuamotu Island, Sept. 16, 1926]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 9.2 cm x 14.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Ysabel (Ship)
Southern Cross (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'New Zealand Owned Wooden and Iron and Steel Sailing Vessels'.

This section comprises 'New Zealand Owned Wooden 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

06/09/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,224 x 3,498 pixels (18.3 MP)

Size

54.84 MB

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