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The 'Tacora' under sail [PRG 1373/5/69] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron barquentine 'Tacora', 911 tons, under sail [iron 4 mast F&A schooner, altered later to 4 mast barquentine, 911 tons, ON93806. 204.7 x 35.6 x 18.3. Built 1888 (8) J Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Nicholson and McGill, registered Liverpool c.1910 to Norwegian owners without change of name and appears to have been lost or broken up in WW1].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10 cm x 14.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Tacora (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

3,799 x 2,604 pixels (9.9 MP)

Size

29.70 MB

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