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The 'Thurland Castle' at Port Augusta [PRG 1373/8/25] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Thurland Castle', 1243 tons, at Port Augusta. The yards have been removed from her mizzen mast [iron ship later barque, 1306 tons, ON56962, 226.1 x 34.8 x 21.5. Owners:Lancaster Shipowners Co. (J Chambers and Co. managers) registered Lancaster].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.9 cm x 19.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Thurland Castle (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Castle Line / J. Chambers and Co., 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.

Historical information

The 'Thurland Castle' was sold to C.Brewer Co. of Boston and renamed 'Iolani'. It sank in 1900 in a collision with a ship called 'Argus' returning from Hilo loaded with sugar.

Digitisation information

Date

10/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,306 x 2,505 pixels (8.3 MP)

Size

24.86 MB

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