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A starboard-broadside view of the ship 'Summer Cloud' at sea in moderately stormy weather under lower topsails, main and fore courses and two inner jibs. It was an iron vessel of 698 tons, built by Pile & Co. at Hartlepool in 1859 and consistently noted in Lloyd's Register as ship-rigged, as shown in the painting, until 1875. Registry length varies from 160 to 168.4 feet with a beam of approximately 30.9 to 31 feet and depth in hold of 18.3 to 19 feet. It was initially owned by W. Sabistan, London, but from 1862 was registered at Leith and its last British owners were the South Lancashire Ship Owners Co. It does not feature in Lloyd's Register from 1876 to 1879, but reappears from 1880 renamed 'Weser', in German ownership and re-rigged as a barque.
The painting is identified by the name 'Summer Cloud' painted on the bow: the double topsails may date it from the mid-1860s up to 1875 rather than earlier.
Title
The Ship 'Summer Cloud'
Date
c.1865–1875
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Measurements
H 43.6 x W 57.7 cm
Accession number
BHC3647
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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