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The 'Beeswing' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/13/76] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel barque 'Beeswing', 1462 tons, at Port Adelaide. [steel barque, 1462tons ON101969. 236.5 x 36.0 x21.7. Built 1893 (2) Russell and Co. Greenock Owners Beeswing Sailing Ship Co. Ltd (Prichard Bros and Co) registered London, c.1907 JB Walmsley and co. registered Liverpool. Captured by German submarine May 3 1917 about 140 miles west by north from the Fastnet and sunk by gunfire.]

One of the ships owned by J.B. Walmsley and Co., Liverpool.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.2 cm x 19.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Beeswing (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

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

30/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,293 x 2,555 pixels (8.4 MP)

Size

25.26 MB

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