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The 'La Hogue' at Sydney [PRG 1373/1/20] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden ship 'La Hogue', 1331 tons, at Sydney. The ship was built in 1855. In the late 1860s she was fitted with double topsails and the jib boom and flying jib boom have been run inboard. The stern of the 'Colonial Empire' is in front with a single topsail on the mizzenmast and stunsail booms in position [wooden ship, 1331 gross tons. ON26531, 226.0 x 35.0 x 22.9. Built 1855 J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: Duncan Dunbar, registered London. c.1862 Devitt and Moore, registered London. Became a coal hulk at Madeira and broken up in 1898. Famous passenger liner in the Australian trade for about thirty years and visited most ports, including one trip to New Zealand in 1874. When owned by Dunbar was frequently in keen competition with ships of Devitt and Moore who bought her upon the death of the first owner].

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Physical description

Photograph; 16.3 cm x 21.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1875

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

La Hogue (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the section 'Wooden Square Riggers of the 1860s and 1870s'. During these years double topsails were now generally adopted. Among the most popular passenger vessels were the famous Blackwall Frigates, several of which appear in this section. Barque rig, with its consequent economies, grew steadily in favour during these years. To increase the area of headsail many vessels carried a flying jib boom, which would be run out beyond the jib boom.

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

04/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,623 x 2,788 pixels (10.1 MP)

Size

30.32 MB

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