Postcard: Five-masted barque KØBENHAVN (1921)

Maker
Unknown
 Production date
1920s
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Description
Black and white postcard of five-masted barque KØBENHAVN (1921) at sea under partial sail.

British-built, Danish-owned five-masted barque used as a naval training vessel until its disappearance after December 22, 1928. Built for the Danish East Asiatic Company in 1921, the world's largest sailing ship at the time, and primarily served for sail training of young cadets, it went missing en route from Buenos Aires to Australia in December1928 and remains missing at sea.
Accession number
2020.43.47
Museum System ID
44159
Collection type
Archives
Collection
Gratton J. (Colin) Grey
Classification
Postcard, Picture
Maker and role
Unknown: Photographer
Media/Materials
Black and White Print: 0 - Whole
Measurement details
2D objects (HxW): H 85 W 140mm: 0 - Whole
On display?
Not on display
Record level
Item

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