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The 'Eva Montgomery' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/2/86] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Eva Montgomery', 1944 tons, in an unidentified port. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/2/83 [steel ship, 1944 gross tons. ON112822, 267.0 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1901 (3) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: W Montgomery, registered London sold to Hamburg in 1909 and renamed 'Orla'. Went missing in April 1912 on a voyage from Newcastle, NSW to South America. See 'Last of the Windjammers, Vol. 2].

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Physical description

Photograph; 23.1 cm x 28.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Eva Montgomery (Ship)
Orla (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by W. Montgomery and Co. LTD., 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

18/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,501 x 2,921 pixels (10.2 MP)

Size

30.70 MB

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