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'Galathea' wooden barquentine [PRG 1373/44/4] • Photograph

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Summary

'Galathea' wooden barquentine 323 tons [wooden 2 mast brig. 346 gross, 323 net tons. 124.6 x 26.9 x 15.4. Built 1877 J Hube, Gothenburg. Owners: J Pettersson, registered Helsingborg, Sweden. Note by Ron Parsons = NB while listed in Danish vessels I have been unable to confirm that this ship was ever under the Danish flag]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 8.3 cm x 12.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Galathea (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Danish Owned Sailing Vessels'.

This section comprises Danish Owned Wooden and Steel Barquentines.

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

14/08/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,022 x 3,437 pixels (17.3 MP)

Size

51.80 MB

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