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The 'Crompton' under sail [PRG 1373/6/67] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Crompton', 2810 tons, under sail [steel 4 mast barque, 2810 tons, ON97800, 310.0 x 45.3 x 24.9. Built 1890 (7) T. Royden and Sons Liverpool. Owners Steel Sailing Ship Crompton Co. MacVicar, Marshall and Co. registered Liverpool].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.4 cm x 16.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1902

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Crompton (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by McVicar, Marshall and Co., 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

On 23rd November 1910 the Crompton was en route from Tacoma to Limerick with grain, when she ran aground on rocks at Dromgour Point near Port Magee, Ireland.

Digitisation information

Date

03/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,515 x 2,459 pixels (8.6 MP)

Size

25.95 MB

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