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The 'Orient' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/2/1] • Photograph

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Summary

The 'Orient' at Port Adelaide [wooden ship, 1033 reg. tons (1183 gross), ON12981, 184.3 x 31.7 x 21.1 feet. Built 1853 Bilbe, Rotherhithe (London), registered London, and registered in the name of one or more of the partners of the firm Anderson, Anderson & Co. from time to time. Sold out of the Australian service in 1879 and ultimately became a coal hulk in Gibralter. Employed in the Crimean War as Transport No.78 and carried troops; sailed in her first trip to Australia from Plymouth 5 July 1856 bound for Adelaide. There is a list of her passage times in 'Colonial Clippers' p.125. Involved in an incident in 1862 when she took fire homeward bound when laden with 2,6000 bales of wool. While badly damaged the ship was able to reach London and was repaired].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.2 cm x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1870

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Orient (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

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General notes

This is one of the ships owned by the Orient Line / Anderson, Anderson & Co., London.

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

14/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,174 x 2,341 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.31 MB

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