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The 'Cambrian Duchess' at Port Augusta [PRG 1373/8/14] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Cambrian Duchess', 1266 tons, at Port Augusta [iron ship 1318 tons, ON74560, 221.0 x 36.0 x 21.8. Built 1876 (9) Mounsey and Foster, Sunderland as Arvonia for Arvon Shipping Co. registered Liverpool c.1885 sold and renamed Cambrian Duchess. Owners: T. Williams and Co. registered Liverpool drops from registers before 1890].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.9 cm x 15.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1889

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Cambrian Duchess (Ship)
Arvonia (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Cambrian Fleet, 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

4,390 x 3,054 pixels (13.4 MP)

Size

40.24 MB

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