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The 'Lightning' burning in Corio Bay off Geelong [PRG 1373/19/40] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden ship 'Lightning', 1468 tons, burning in Corio Bay off Geelong [wooden ship, 1468 tons. Built 1854 Donald Mackay, Boston, USA. 244.0 x 44.0 x 23.0 Owners James Baines, registered Liverpool. Destroyed by fire while loading wool at Geelong 31 Oct. 1869. Scuttled in Corio Bay and the remains later blown up. Reputed to be one of the fastest sailing ships. Famous in the Australian passenger trade. An early Captain was 'Bully' Forbes].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.6 cm x 19.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

1869

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Lightning (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Composite and Wooden Ships'.

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

14/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,232 x 2,439 pixels (7.9 MP)

Size

23.66 MB

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