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The 'Broughton' under sail [PRG 1373/9/16] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Broughton', 600 tons, under sail [iron barque 600 tons. ON60054, 172.0 x 27.9 x 18.3. Built 1868 (1) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: T H Ismay registered Liverpool by 1877. William Thomas reg. Swansea, later Watkins and Jenkins of Swansea, then D. Jenkins reg. Swansea. NB while included in Ireland and Porter section I find no reference to these owners holding this ship - note by Edwardes). John Chalk was the master and part owner of the 'Broughton' from 1892 until his death at sea in 1898. His last voyage started in Jaunary 1896 to trade with South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. He left Newcastle, NSW in 1898 on his way to Coquimbo, Chile, then to the UK [additional information supplied by a researcher].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.7 cm x 13.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1879

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Broughton (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Iredale and Porters Fleet, 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

13/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,942 x 2,539 pixels (10.0 MP)

Size

30.04 MB

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