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The 'Mashona' in Melbourne [PRG 1373/8/85] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Mashona', 2499 tons, in Melbourne. Also refer to the prints PRG 1373/8/79 and PRG 1373/8/80 [steel 4 mast ship, 2499 tons, ON99337, 304.0 x 43.1 x 24.1. Built 1891 (12) CJ Bigger, Londonderry. Owners: W Lowden and Co., registered Liverpool, sold c.1904/5 to Norwegians and now described as 4 mast barque and c.1911 passed to Uruguay and was broken up in Italy in 1922].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.6 cm x 19.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1898

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Mashona (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by Lowdens Fleet / J. Lowden 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

12/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,275 x 2,659 pixels (8.7 MP)

Size

26.14 MB

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