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The 'Kylemore' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/5/64] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel barque 'Kylemore', 1245 tons, in an unidentified port [steel barque, 1245 tons, ON81381, 226.2 x 36.4 x 22.1. Built 1880 (7) J Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Nicholson and McGill, registered Liverpool: c.1910 to Norwegian owners without change of name, thence to Danish owners, again without change of name. c.1925 renamed 'Suzanne' under the Danish flag. About 1930 passed to French control but remaining under the Danish flag. About 1934 purchased by Gustav Erikson, and reverted to the name 'Kylemore' and broken up in 1936]. The ship has Danish World War I neutrality marks on its side, which would have been after it was sold to the Danish owner Firma J. J. Larsen, Fåborg, on 31 July 1916.

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.1 cm x 14.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1916

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Kylemore (Ship)
Suzanne (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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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

3,681 x 2,357 pixels (8.7 MP)

Size

26.05 MB

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