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The 'Eastern Monarch' moored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/7/32] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Eastern Monarch', 1706 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron ship 1769 tons ON68536. 256.5 x 40.3 x 23.5. Built 1874 (3) Mounsey and Foster. Sunderland. Royal Exchange Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered London, later R Thomas and Co. Abandoned at sea 28 Oct. 1896 in the Atlantic when loaded with coal and bound from Swansea to Callao. Built for and well known in the New Zealand and Australian migrant trade. Said to have had accommodation equal to, if not better than most steamers of her time].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.2 cm x 20.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Eastern Monarch (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Monarch Line / Royal Exchange Shipping Co. Ltd., 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

05/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,456 x 2,447 pixels (8.5 MP)

Size

25.39 MB

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