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S.S. HENRIK IBSEN, glass negative
¾ Port bow view of S.S. HENRIK IBSEN entering Cardiff Docks, c.1936.
(4671gt) : Built 1906 by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., for Vilhelm Torkildsen of Bergen. From 1914, she was owned by A/S D/S Henrik Ibsen (managed by Vilhelm Torkildsen), Bergen. In 1938 she was guilty of colliding with schooners HAPPY HARRY and MARY MILLER while dragging her anchor in the River Mersey in gale force winds. From December 1938 she was owned by Skibs-A/S Solvang (managed by Gowart Olsen), Stavenger. She was sold in December 1952 to the United Kingdom for breaking up.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
79.76I/752
Acquisition
Purchase, 20/9/1979
Measurements
Length
(mm): 120
Width
(mm): 164
Techniques
gelatin dry plate glass negative
glass negative
negative
Material
glass
Location
In store
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