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The 'Penthesilea' in Fowey Harbour, Cornwall UK [PRG 1373/8/37] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Penthesilea', 1707 tons, in Fowey Harbour, Cornwall UK. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/8/49 [iron ship, 1707 tons, ON63167. 243.3 x 39.3 x 24.6. Built 1869 (3) Oswald and Co., Sunderland. Owners: William Hy. Jones, registered Liverpool; then WD Reid; then ES Jones; then CE De Wolf and Co. registered Liverpool].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.3 cm x 13.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1877-1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Penthesilea (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel -- England -- Cornwall (County)

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General notes

One of the ships owned by J.R. and C.E. De Wolf 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.

Digitisation information

Date

10/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,388 x 2,146 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

21.83 MB

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