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The 'Salamis' wrecked at Malden Island, South Pacific [PRG 1373/22/14] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque (ex ship) 'Salamis', 1130 tons, wrecked at Malden Island, South Pacific [iron ship (later barque) 1130 tons, ON70443, 221.6 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1875 (5) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegians, c.1900 and reputedly it was these owners who reduced her to a barque. Wrecked 20 May 1905, Malden Island, South Pacific, belonging to the Republic of Kiribati. Malden Island, sometimes called Independence Island in the nineteenth century, was a source for guano. The ship was built for the triangular run, outward to Australia with passengers and general cargo, thence to China, probably with coal, then home to England with tea, but actually arrived too late to participate in the tea trades and spent most of her active career in the Australian trades, taking wool cargoes back to UK].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.3 cm x 15.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Salamis (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Iron and Steel Barques (II)'.

This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920. Mounted in 91 albums, the photographs are arranged by country of ownership, with some special volumes such as 'Shipping at Port Adelaide' and 'South Australian outports'. Additional information, giving the history of the ships where known, has been provided by maritime historian, Ron Parsons.

Digitisation information

Date

20/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,220 x 2,238 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.64 MB

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