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The 'Alcides' at Melbourne [PRG 1373/7/92] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Alcides', 2704 tons, at Melbourne. [S 4 masted bq, 2704t. ON99445, 312.1 x 43.2 x 24.4. B. 1892 (12) Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Alloa. Owners: Ship Alcides Ltd. (Haws & Co) reg. Liverpool. c.1902 Anglo-American Co. Ltd. Reg. London. sold 1912 to Norwegian owners and went missing in July 1917.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.5 cm x 18.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1896

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Alcides (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Anglo-American Oil 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

06/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,009 x 3,136 pixels (12.6 MP)

Size

37.73 MB

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