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Moonta ship [B 73975] • Photograph

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Summary

Black and white photograph of MV Moonta at dock in Port Adelaide.

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Physical description

1 photograph : acetate, negative, black and white ; 9 x 14.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

20 January 1955

Collections

Part of Port Adelaide Collection.
Part of Ship Collection

Subject

Moonta (Ship)
Ships -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide -- History

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General notes

From a collection of photographs in acetate negative form donated with B 73963-B73974, B 73976-B73992.

Historical information

The Moonta was launched in June 1931 Burmeister & Wain shipyard in Copenhagen, Denmark for the Adelaide Steamship Company. She started service with a six day itinerary, disembarking in Adelaide in November 1931 and ending in Port Lincoln, usually with four or five calls along the way. Moonta became well known and beloved for her excellent service and relaxing voyages, being called the perfect 'romantic holiday' ship. At 2,693 tons gross, Moonta carried 150 passengers was 288 feet long and had a cruising speed of 12.5 knots. After serving in World War II the Moonta continued her Australian coastal service until 1955, when Moonta was sold to the Greek Hellenic Mediterranean Lines for cruising. With this her new owners doubled her passenger capacity and renamed her Lydia. She remained in Greek cruise service until 1966, when Hellenic Mediterranean laid her up.

Digitisation information

Date

28/10/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

11,595 x 7,266 pixels (84.2 MP)

Size

84.27 MB

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