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The 'Corinth' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/7/43] • Photograph

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Summary

The composite barque 'Corinth', 614 tons, in an unidentified port. [Composite barque 686 tons, ON63602. 165.0 x 31.1 x 18.3. Built 1870 (4) W. Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker registered London. According to a researcher, the 'Corinth' sailed from London to Melbourne in 1876 with Thomas Watson Henderson as First Mate. 'Corinth' sailed to Calcutta in 1877. Burnt at sea in 1890 when her cargo of wool loaded in Launceston ignited through spontaneous combustion, about a week out from port. The crew abandoned the burning ship in the boats and were picked up by SS Fifeshire.] A researcher at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania disputes the date that the barque was lost. It was lost on 19 February 1893 after sailing from Tasmania on 11 February. 'The error was noted when dates didn't match up - the vessel sailed from Launceston on 4 March 1890 with a similar cargo and this may have caused confusion. The rescue vessel SS Fifeshire sailed from NZ both in February 1890 and February 1893.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.2 cm x 18.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1878

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Corinth (Ship)
Sailing ships

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General notes

One of the ships owned by T.B. Walker, 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

3,221 x 2,434 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.54 MB

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