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'Laennec' steel ship [PRG 1373/49/60] • Photograph

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Summary

'Laennec' steel ship 2299 tons [steel 3 mast ship, 2397 gross, 1733 net tons, later 2299 gross, 2011 net tons. 281.1 x 40.7 x 22.7. Built 1902 Chant. and Atel de St. Nazaire. St. Nazaire. Owners: Soc. Anon des Armateurs Nantais, registered Nantes. Renamed 'Oldenburg' in 1921 and in 1930 acquired by the Finnish Navy and fitted with twin diesels and renamed 'Suomen Joutsen' (Swan of Finland)].

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 7.2 cm x 10 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Laennec (Ship)
Oldenburg (Ship)
Suomen Joutsen (Ship)

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General notes

From a volume titled 'French Owned Shipping Lines and Miscellaneous French Sailing Vessels'.

This section comprises Societe Anonyme des Voiliers Nantais, Nantes.

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

03/10/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,116 x 3,767 pixels (19.3 MP)

Size

57.84 MB

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