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The 'British Merchant' at anchor [PRG 1373/8/1] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'British Merchant', 1743 tons, at anchor. [See Arthur Fitger] [iron ship, 1743 tons, ON81399, 262.9 x 38.3 x 23.3. Built 1880 (8) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners British Shipowners Co. Ltd. registered Liverpool, sold c.1895 to German owners and renamed Arthur Fitger, burnt when loading timber at Seattle in 1908 and the hull sold and converted into a barge named Quatrino which was wrecked in October 1909].

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Physical description

Photograph; 17.4 cm x 24.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1883

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

British Merchant (Ship)
Arthur Fitger (Ship)
Quatrino (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The British Line / British Shipowners Co. Ltd., Liverpool.

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

10/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,025 x 2,898 pixels (11.7 MP)

Size

35.01 MB

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