c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 1373/22/48
The iron barque 'Forthbank', 1427 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [iron ship, later barque, 1438 tons, ON78557. 246.9 x 37.1 x 21.1. Built 1877 (10) Dobie and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Smith and Service, rergistered Glasgow c.1894 sold and renamed 'Forthbank' by A Weir and Co., registered Glasgow. In 1910 sold to Peru and renamed 'Leonida'. Well known in the trade to Australia with some fast voyages to her credit]. According to a researcher, this photograph appears to have been taken in Port Adelaide prior to the building of the Birkenhead Bridge. There is a slipway behind with a paddle tug on it that appears to be the slipway that was moved when the bridge was built, to become Central Slip. The slipway winch-house has a cutout in the roof to enable sailing vessels to be drawn right up to the house, the bowsprit could clear the roof. This was also moved to the new location in the late 1930's.