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'Parma' 4 masted barque [PRG 1373/78/85] • Photograph

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Summary

Main deck; 4 masted barque 'Parma'. [steel 4 masted barque. 3090 tons. ON115804. 327.7 x 46.5 x 26.2. Built 1902 (4) A. Rodger and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Anglo American Oil Co. Ltd. Registered London. c.1913 sold to German owners and was renamed 'Parma'. Employed in the nitrate trades for some time until sold for the grain trade and as such well known in Australian waters. Hulked in 1936 at Haifa. See also titles referring to the grain races from Australia in 1920s and 30s.] [possibly also known as the 'Arrow' of 1902]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 8 cm x 13.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Parma (Ship)
Arrow (Ship)

Catalogue record

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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

10/01/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,524 x 3,464 pixels (19.1 MP)

Size

57.43 MB

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