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The 'Commonwealth' under sail [PRG 1373/7/64] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Commonwealth', 1345 tons, under sail. [iron ship later barque, 1404 tons. ON73548, 237.5 x 36.2 x 21.6. Built 1875 (7) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners CH Stewart, registered London, later J. Stewart and Co. Sold c.1909 and renamed Cavour under the Italian flag and in 1916 became Cuatro Hermanos of Peru. She filled and sank becoming a total loss at Antofagasta in September 1927.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.2 cm x 13.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Commonwealth (Ship)
Cavour (Ship)
Cuatro Hermanos (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by John Stewart and Co., 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

06/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,348 x 2,160 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.71 MB

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