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'Timaru' iron ship [PRG 1373/79/47] • Photograph

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Summary

Figurehead, 'Timaru' iron ship [iron 3 mast ship, 1363 gross, 1306 net tons. ON71689, 239.3 x 36.1 x 21.1. Built 1874 (12) Scott and Co. Greenock. Owners: Albion Shipping Co., registered Glasgow, later Shaw Savill and Albion Co. Ltd., c.1899 converted into a freezer-storage hulk in South Africa. (Some reports say she was wrecked under Norwegian ownership Feb. 22, 1907)]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 12.3 cm x 17.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Timaru (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Figureheads'.

This section comprises 'Figureheads'.

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

13/12/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,100 x 3,657 pixels (18.7 MP)

Size

55.98 MB

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