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The 'Rokeby Hall' docked at Port Chalmers, New Zealand [PRG 1373/5/54] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Rokeby Hall', 1292 tons, docked Port Chalmers, New Zealand [iron ship, 1292 tons, ON47542, 202.6 x 33.0 x 22.5. Built 1863 (8) T Vernon and Sons, Liverpool, as 'Lloyd Rayner'; owners:TB Royden, registered Liverpool, then Balfour, Williamson and Co., registered Liverpool, c.1890 Nicholson and McGill, registered Liverpool, then to Norwegian and later Italian owners, without change of name].

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.6 cm x 15 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Rokeby Hall (Ship)
Lloyd Rayner (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by Nicholson and McGill, 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

29/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,811 x 2,481 pixels (9.5 MP)

Size

28.39 MB

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