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'Muskoka' steel 4 masted barque [PRG 1373/43/53] • Photograph

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Summary

'Muskoka' steel 4 masted barque 2357 tons [steel 4 mast barque, 2357 gross tons ON100269. 300.5 x 42.0 x 24.7. Built 1891 (11) Richardson, Duck and Co., Stockton. Owners: FC Mahon. Registered Windsor, Nova Scotia. In 1908 sold to Ant. Dom Bordes of Dunkirk and renamed 'Caroline'. Took fire and beached at Antofagasta in July 1920. Noted for fast passage in her early career]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 7.8 cm x 13 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Muskoka (Ship)
Caroline (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Canadian Sailing Vessels'.

This section comprises Nova Scotian Steel 4 Masted Barques.

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

21/08/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,270 x 3,320 pixels (17.5 MP)

Size

52.51 MB

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