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'Alexa' steel barquentine [PRG 1373/41/54] • Photograph

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Summary

'Alexa' steel barquentine 286 tons. [steel 3 mast brigantine, 334 gross, 286 nett tons, ON118466, 143.5 x 25.8 x 11.0. Built 1904. J. Verstockt, Marenshoek, Holland and named 'Voorburg' rn. 1904 and reg. London. 111 of 1904 March 1905. Alexander Hatrick, Merchant of Wanganui reg. vessel at Wellington (2/1905) 1912 sold to Tom Fin Loo, island merchant of Sydney. Totally destroyed by fire at Butaritari, Gilbert Islands during the night of Feb.14, 1929. ]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 10 cm x 12.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

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 Iron and Steel 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

4,641 x 3,789 pixels (17.6 MP)

Size

52.78 MB

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