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The 'Bactria' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/6/2] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Bactria', 2170 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 2170 tons, ON91250. 279.0 x 40.2 x 24.3. Built 1885 (8) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co. Southampton. Owners: T & J Brocklebank, reg. Liverpool. c.1900 sold to other British owners and renamed 'Loch Finlas' owners Loch Finlas Ship Co (J. Sproat and Co) registered Liverpool. Wrecked off Foster's Island, near Cape Portland Tasmania 26 Sept.1908 while on a voyage from Port Pirie with wheat for Callao. Details of wreck to be found in 'Wrecks in Tasmanian Waters' O'May, Tasmanian Government Printer c.1951].

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.6 cm x 7.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1895

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Bactria (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by T. and J. Brocklebank, 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

02/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,798 x 2,277 pixels (8.6 MP)

Size

25.96 MB

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