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The 'British Isles' at anchor [PRG 1373/8/4] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'British Isles', 2461 tons, at anchor [steel ship, 2461 tons. ON87992, 308.9 x 43.9 x 24.8. Built 1884 (6) J. Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners British Ship Owners Co. Ltd. registered Liverpool 1899 - Ship Four Winds Co. (Thos. Shute) became a lighter in South America and named Tigre].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.6 cm x 14.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

British Isles (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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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

4,156 x 3,185 pixels (13.2 MP)

Size

39.73 MB

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