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'Medway' 4 masted barque, 'Captain Cook' pilot boat [PRG 1373/78/18] • Photograph

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Summary

Pilot waiting to be taken off 4 masted barque 'Medway'. Pilot boat 'Captain Cook' in background [steel 4 mast barque, 2511 tons, ON129109. 300.0 x 43.2 x 24.8. Built 1902 (7) A McMillan and Son Ltd. Dumbarton. Owners: Devitt and Moore's Ocean Training Ships Ltd, registered London. Formerly named 'Ama Begonakoa' of Monte Video and acquired by Moore in 1910. As a wartime measure was converted to an oil carrier at Hong Kong but the war was over before conversion was completed and she became a harbour oiler at Singapore under the name of 'Myr Shell' until sold for scrap in 1933]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 8.3 cm x 14 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Medway (Ship)
Ama Begonakoa (Ship)
Myr Shell (Ship)

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Shipboard Scenes'.

This section comprises 'Miscellaneous Shipboard Scenes'.

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

09/01/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,444 x 3,538 pixels (19.3 MP)

Size

57.81 MB

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