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The 'Oakworth' wrecked at Port Elizabeth [PRG 1373/8/54] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Oakworth', 1242 tons, wrecked at Port Elizabeth [iron ship, 1242 tons, ON69332. 236.7 x 36.3 x 21.2. Built 1874 (1) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: John Hargrove, registered Liverpool. Later Hargrove and Hellon. Driven ashore in the great gale of Sept. 1, 1902 at Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, South Africa (Sydney Morning Herald Sept. 4, 1902).

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Physical description

Photograph; 7.1 cm x 10 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Oakworth (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The River Line / Hargrove and Hellon, 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

11/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,382 x 2,388 pixels (8.1 MP)

Size

24.25 MB

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