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19th Century British School A PORTRAIT OF THE CARGO SHIP EVERILDA UNDER STEAM AND SAIL indistinctly signed oil on canvas 61 x 91cms; 24 x 36in. NB The Everilda (1366 tonnes) was built in 1882 by Thomas Turnbull & Sons, Whitby. She was powered by an engine manufactured by T. Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool, and owned successively by Maclay & McIntyre Ltd., Glasgow, United Shipping Company, Glasgow Navigation Company (1894-1904) and L. Nilsson A. (1904-1914), on December 6th 1914 on voyage from Stockholm to Mantyluoto laden with general cargo, was struck by a mine seven miles south west of the Finnish coast. Dimensions of the ship 74.1 x 10.4 x 5.5 metres.