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The 'Forrest Hall' docked in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/5/11] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Forrest Hall', 2052 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron ship, 2052 tons, ON87889, 276.6 x 40.1 x 24.2. Built 1883 (9) WH Potter and Sons, Liverpool. Owners: Herron, Dunn and Co., registered Liverpool, later Globe Shipping Co. Ltd and finally Charles G Dunn, registered Liverpool. Wrecked on the morning of Feb. 27, 1909 on the coast of the North Island of New Zealand, near Cape Maria van Diemen].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.2 cm x 13.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Forrest Hall (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Globe Shipping Co. Ltd., Liverpool.

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

27/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,397 x 2,145 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

21.88 MB

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