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The 'Bay of Panama' wrecked near The Lizard, Cornwall [PRG 1373/7/75] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel ship 'Bay of Panama', 2365 tons, wrecked near The Lizard, Cornwall. [steel 4 masted ship, 2365 tons. ON89507, 294.0 x 42.3 x 24.3. Built 1883 (11) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. (iron floors and lower deck beams) Owners J. Bulloch, registered London. Wrecked in a bad snow storm on the coast of Cornwall 9 March 1891 with heavy loss of life].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.6 cm x 14.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1891

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Bay of Panama (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by J. and G. Bullock 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

3,780 x 2,721 pixels (10.3 MP)

Size

30.88 MB

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