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The 'Kelat' in an unidentified harbour [PRG 1373/1/33] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Kelat', 1894 tons, in an unidentified harbour. This is a handsome example of the later iron ships [see 'Hovding'] [iron ship, 1894 tons, ON84103, 261.0 x 41.0 x 23.5. Built 1881 (3) Richardson, Duck and Co. Stockton on Tees, Owners: Ed. Bates and Sons, registered Liverpool. Sold in 1904 and renamed 'Hovding' by Norwegian owners. Dismasted off the coast of NSW c.1914 and not considered worth repairing. Acquired by McIlwraith, McEacharn and Co., and converted into a coal hulk and subsequently stationed at Albany WA. In WW2 was taken over by RAN for use as a storeship and was converted at Fremantle in 1941, then towed to Darwin by the tug 'Uco' in November 1941. Bombed and sunk by the Japanese during the air raid of 19 February 1942. Hull subsquently salvaged by Japanese scrap merchants and cut up and taken to Japan].

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.6 cm x 25 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1883

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Kelat (Ship)
Hovding (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

From the section 'Iron Ships and Barques'. In the iron ships and barques of the late 1860s and 1870s, the sailing ship reached its zenith. The use of iron enabled larger vessels to be constructed and provided greater strength. Poops were often extended for additional passenger accommodation. During the 1870s and 1880s many beautiful four masted iron ships and four masted barques were launched.

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

4,119 x 3,268 pixels (13.5 MP)

Size

40.40 MB

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