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The 'Melanope' when new [PRG 1373/12/51] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Melanope', 1686 tons, when new [iron ship 1686 tons ON74550, 258.2 x 40.2 x 23.8. Built 1876 (6) WH Potter and Son, Liverpool. Owners: J Heap and Son, registered Liverpool 1882: Australasian Shipping Co. Ltd. (Gracie, Beazley and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold late 1898 without change of name and again in 1899 to HC Oswald (JJ Moore and Co. managers) Registered London. Abandoned after going on her beam ends off the west coast of Canada in 1907, drifted into the Columbia River and salvaged but not repaired and eventually converted into a coal hulk].

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.2 cm x 17.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1876

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Melanope (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

3,601 x 2,548 pixels (9.2 MP)

Size

27.54 MB

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