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The 'Olivebank' under sail [PRG 1373/18/77] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Olivebank', 2824 tons, under sail [steel 4 mast barque, 2824 tons, ON99855, 326.0 x 43.1 x 24.5. Built 1892 (10) Mackie and Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: A Weir and Co. registered Glasgow: c.1913 sold to Norway and renamed 'Caledonia', then in early 1920s acquired by G Erikson and reverts to original name. A war casualty when she struck a mine off Jutland Sept. 8, 1939, and sank. Between the wars a regular visitor to Australia and frequently in the 'Grain Race'].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.1 cm x 14.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1899

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Olivebank (Ship)
Caledonia (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by The Bank Line / Andrew Weir and Co., Glasgow.

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

10/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,569 x 2,772 pixels (9.9 MP)

Size

29.70 MB

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