Lot 521
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WOOLSTON BARRATT, 19TH CENTURY
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WOOLSTON BARRATT, 19TH CENTURY

THE CAMBUSKENNETH IN FULL SAIL

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WOOLSTON BARRATT, 19TH CENTURY
THE CAMBUSKENNETH IN FULL SAIL
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED 'WOOLSTON BARRATT/NEWCASTLE NSW' (LOWER RIGHT)
OIL ON CANVAS
22 X 32IN. (55.8 X 81.4CM.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

THE STEEL FULL-RIGGER CAMBUSKENNETH WAS BUILT AND MANAGED BY RUSSELL & CO. ALONG WITH THEIR CAMBUSWALLACE AND CAMBUSDOON. REGISTERED AT 1,925 TONS GROSS, CAMBUSKENNETH MEASURED 263 FEET IN LENGTH WITH A 39 FOOT BEAM AND TURNED IN SOME REMARKABLY FAST PASSAGES ON THE AUSTRALIA RUN IN HER FIRST FEW YEARS. SOLD TO NORWEGIAN OWNERS IN 1909, SHE BECAME A WAR CASUALTY IN 1915 WHEN, ON 29TH JUNE, SHE WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE OFF GALLEY HEAD, IN THE IRISH SEA, WHILST MAKING FOR LIVERPOOL WITH A CARGO OF OREGON WHEAT.

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