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The 'Lord Cairns' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/5/20] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Lord Cairns', 1373 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1372 tons. ON78101. 230.0 x 36.0 x 22.2. Built 1877 (5) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: Hughes and Co., registered Liverpool. c.1900 became 'Spica' owned in Italy. (Note from Ron Parsons: caption says iron barque. May be confusion here. The iron barque then renamed 'Spica' was not formerly 'Lord Cairns'. 'Lord Cairns' always shown as a ship under both names. Illustration is not of ship described on sheet 'Lord Cairns'. It is of a barque which may have been the 'Lord Cairns' owned by others)].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.9 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1879

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Lord Cairns (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by Hughes and Co., 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

3,346 x 2,573 pixels (8.6 MP)

Size

25.85 MB

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