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The 'Silberhorn' [PRG 1373/8/38] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted iron barque 'Silberhorn', 1920 tons, believed to be docked in Wellington, New Zealand [see Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891-1954) Wed 20 Apr 1892, page 6].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.7 cm x 10.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Silberhorn (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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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.

Historical information

['Silberhorn': iron 4 mast barque, 1920 tons, ON87953, 267.5 x 40.2 x 24.0. Built 1884 (3) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: J de Wolf and Son, later CE de Wolf and Co., registered Liverpool. Missing - sailed from Newcastle, NSW June 12, 1907 for Iquique and failed to arrive].

Digitisation information

Date

10/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,191 x 3,137 pixels (10.0 MP)

Size

30.05 MB

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