The ship 'Duke of Atholl'

A ship’s portrait of the three-mast sailing vessel ‘Duke of Atholl’, shown broadside on and in full sail. She was built in 1865 on the Clyde by Denny & Rankine of Dumbarton in Yard 148. She was later owned by Devitt and Moore from 1880-89. She probably sailed in the China Seas and a ship of this name travelled frequently between London and Sydney.

Object Details

ID: BHC3294
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: British School, 19th century
Vessels: Duke of Atholl 1865
Date made: 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Macpherson Collection
Measurements: Painting: 395 mm x 585 mm x 10 mm