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

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Summary

The iron ship 'British Peer', 1478 tons, at anchor [iron ship, 1230 tons, 1878 = 1478 tons, ON51452, 218.0 x 36.2 x 22.9. length in 1878 = 247.5 x 36.4 x 22.5. Owners: British Shipowners Ltd. reg. Liverpool, 1883. J. Nourse and Co. registered London, Ashore in Saldanha Bay, South Africa in 1895 and became a total loss. Wrecked 8 Dec 1896 , repeat 1896 on a voyage from London to the Cape. Built 1865 (1) Harland and Wolff, Belfast].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.1 cm x 13.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

British Peer (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

11/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,439 x 2,610 pixels (9.0 MP)

Size

26.94 MB

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