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The 'Durbridge' after being wrecked [PRG 1373/5/87] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Durbridge', 2201 tons, after being wrecked [steel ship 2201 tons, ON99035, 276.8 x 42.0 x 24.2. Built 1892 (1) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Durbridge Ship Co. (Potter Bros.) Registered London. In 1909 sold to Knohr and Burchard, Hamburg and renamed Steinbek, to the United States at end of WW1 and renamed Arapahoe, and registered at Seattle by United States Shipping Board. Sold to Alaska Packers Association and renamed Star of Falkland, registered at San Francisco. Run ashore in Unimak Pass in 1928 and never refloated (At or near Akum Island)] [possibly also known as the 'Lodestar'].

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Physical description

Photograph; 13 cm x 18.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1917

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Durbridge (Ship)
Steinbek (Ship)
Arapahoe (Ship)
Star of Falkland (Ship)
Lodestar (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Potter Brothers, London.

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

3,912 x 2,769 pixels (10.8 MP)

Size

32.52 MB

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