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The 'Bessfield' anchored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/9/17] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Bessfield', 1322 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [iron barque 1322 tons. ON93157, 239.7 x 36.2 x 21.1. Built 1886 (6) Workman, Clark and Co. Belfast. Owners: W. Porter registered Belfast, by 1910 owned in Norway without change of name. Survived WWI. Fate unknown.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.4 cm x 15.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1895

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Bessfield (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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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

3,251 x 2,386 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.29 MB

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