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The 'Ancaios' anchored in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/9/73] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Ancaios', 1826 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [steel ship, 1826 tons. ON97853, 257.1 x 39.0 x 22.7, built 1891 (4) Russell and Co., Greenoch. Owners GT Soley and Co., registered Liverpool. c.1910 sold to Iredale and Porter of Belfast and renamed 'Ravenhill'. Reported sold to Australian owners c.1913. Captured by German submarine 18 April 1916, 78 miles SE by S from Fastnet, and sunk by gunfire.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.5 cm x 19.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Ancaios (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by G.T. Soley and 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

16/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,329 x 2,487 pixels (8.3 MP)

Size

24.85 MB

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