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Short titleBarque 'Altair', Southwick Canal, Shoreham Harbour, Southwick
Full descriptionThree-masted barque 'Altair' with sailors on deck, in the canal in Southwick, showing gasworks buildings in the background. The ship was built of iron by Iliff Mounsey & Co of Sunderland in 1867, weighed 411 tons gross and was sold in 1879 to H. Thomas of Portmadoc.
Datec1875
PeriodVictorian
Period dates20 June 1837-22 Jan 1901
FormatPhotograph
OwnerMarlipins Museum Shoreham
SubjectTransport/Water/Sailing Ships (Pre 1900)
Coast/Harbours & Ports
Transport/Water/Canals & Rivers
Public Utilities/Gas

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/Southwick//West SussexNA487
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