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The 'Cressington' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/5/39] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Cressington', 2208 tons, in an unidentified port [the photograph is of the vessel under the name Songvand] [iron ship, 2208 tons, ON87909, 289.5 x 40.4 x 24.5. Built 1883 (10) Oswald Mordaunt and Co. Southampton. Owners Sailing Ship Cressington Ltd (RW Leyland), registered Liverpool c.1910 to Italian owners without change of name c.1914 to Norwegians and renamed Songvand. 1902 sold to Italy, 1913 sold to SO Stray Norway and renamed Songvand. Sunk 4 June 1917 off Scilly Isles by German submarine on a voyage Cardiff to Santon]. The ship has painted neutrality marks on the side, indicating that this photograph was taken during World War I.

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.1 cm x 17.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1914-1917

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Cressington (Ship)
Songvand (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by R.W. Leyland 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

28/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,721 x 2,551 pixels (9.5 MP)

Size

28.49 MB

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