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The 'Western Monarch' under sail [PRG 1373/7/33] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Western Monarch', 1397 tons, under sail [iron ship, 1385 tons, ON73584. 237.0 x 37.2 x 22.2. Built 1875 (8) Barrow Shipbuilding Co. Barrow. Owners: Royal Exchange Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London, then R Thomas and Co. Sold to Norwegians in 1900 without change of name but later rigged as a barque. Originally employed in the Australian and New Zealand migrant and passenger trades].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.1 cm x 15.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Western 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

3,215 x 2,232 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.55 MB

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