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The 'Dundee' [B 25773] • Photograph

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Summary

The 'Dundee'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13 cm x 8.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1883

Collection

Part of Ship Collection

Subject

Dundee (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

The 'Dundee' voyage from Plymouth to Port Adelaide arrived on 28 May 1883. According to the 'Argus' newspaper reports (29 and 31 May 1883) the vessel encountered a storm 300 miles to the west of Cape Borda (Kangaroo Island) and the rear mast was damaged. A seaman went up to secure the damage and was fatally wounded. The image appears to show damage to the ship so may have been taken shortly after its arrival. Six of the immigrants were kept in quarantine on Torrens Island with suspected Scarlatina (scarlet fever) but then cleared for disembarkation (given pratique) This ship was built in 1882 of iron construction and was well known at the time for its 93 day voyage to Port Adelaide taking 565 mainly English emigrants to Australia. She was broken up in Rotterdam in 1925.

Digitisation information

Date

19/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,400 x 2,304 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.53 MB

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