c. 1907, Photograph, PRG 1373/14/23
The iron ship 'Ardencraig', 2153 tons, at Port Adelaide after colliding with, and sinking the 'Norma'. The ketch 'Percy' is alongside. [iron ship, 2153 tons. ON93332, 277.7 x 40.0 x 24.9. Built 1886 (8) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: Edmiston and Mitchells, registered Glasgow: c 1896/7 Crawford and Rowat registered Glasgow. Wrecked when homeward from Australia with grain, in January 1911 on Crim Rocks, Scilly Isles. Earlier had achieved notoriety by running into and sinking 'Norma' at the Semaphore, South Australia, April 21, 1907.] [Percy along side 'Ardencraig' = wooden 2 mast ketch, 35 tons. ON57572. 63.0 x 18.0 x 5.3. Built 1876 Shipwrights Point, Tas. Lengthened 1891 - 78.1 x 18.0 x 5.2. 39 tons. Owners: Nov. 1876 John Styles, registered Port Adelaide: Sept. 1882 Port Wakefield Shipping Co. Ltd; 1895 A Le Messurier: C McKay and J Yeo. By 1919 R Fricker and WJ Spells: 1921 M & JB Spells: 1922 R&FB Fricker and R Deex. Broken up in 1936].