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The 'Drumcraig' under sail [PRG 1373/6/47] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron barque 'Drumcraig', 1979 tons, under sail [iron 4 mast barque, 1979 tons. ON91178, 280.4 x 41.1. x 23.5. Built 1885 (1) Barrow SB Co. Ltd. Barrow. Owners Gillison and Chadwick, registered Liverpool. Went missing in 1906 on a voyage from Astoria to Manila].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.3 cm x 16.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Drumcraig (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Drum Line / Gillison and Chadwick, 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.

Historical information

In 1893 off Cape Horn, Captain Spurring of the 'Drumcraig' witnessed a frozen ship in an iceberg. In 1895 he was sailing the 'Drumcraig' from Sydney, Australia to San Francisco, California & his pregnant wife (Polly) was accompanying him. On February 20, 1895 she gave birth to a daughter, Charlesa Spurring. The family has a unique memento of the event, a painting of the 'Drumcraig' under sail painted by one of the crew members & given to Mrs Spurring as a gift for the baby. It is painted on a piece of wood approx. 22" x 14" x 3/4". On the back of the painting, the crew member wrote a small verse with the time, date, latitude & longtitude of the birth. This painting has survived through two world wars & has made two ocean voyages between Canada & England. (information supplied by a researcher).

Digitisation information

Date

03/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,546 x 2,472 pixels (8.8 MP)

Size

26.31 MB

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