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The 'Hippolyta' in dry dock [PRG 1373/12/42] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque (ex ship) 'Hippolyta', 853 tons, in dry dock [iron ship 853 tons. ON10568. 192.6 x 32.2 x 20.0 Built 1856. John Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: John Heap and Sons, registered Liverpool. Later owned by W Sherwen and Sons, and rigged down to a barque measuring 874 gross tons. Abandoned 22 August 1893 in the North Atlantic when on a voyage from Apalachicola towards Buenos Aires with timber].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.4 cm x 14.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1889

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Hippolyta (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by Joseph Heap and Sons, Liverpool.

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

25/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,597 x 2,688 pixels (9.7 MP)

Size

29.02 MB

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