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The 'Quathlamba' immediately after launching [PRG 1373/22/134] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Quathlamba', 495 tons, immediately after launching [iron barque, 495 tons, ON77453, 167.9 x 29.1 x 13.6. Built 1879 (2) A Hall and Co., Aberdeen. JT Rennie and Sons, registered Aberdeen. 1895 sold to Captain PL Francis, re-registered London. 1899 sold to Auckland owners, JJ Craig, and renamed 'Hazel Craig' in 1905. Sold in 1908 and renamed 'White Pine'. Sold in 1922 and became a hulk at Melbourne. The hulk scuttled in Bass Strait 14 Jan. 1947. In Australian trades, under all names, was usually employed in trans Tasman timber trades]. According to a researcher, this is the Glenmark, not the Quathlamba.

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.8 cm x 15.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1879

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Quathlamba (Ship)
Hazel Craig (Ship)
White Pine (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Iron and Steel Barques (II)'.

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

23/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,500 x 3,549 pixels (8.9 MP)

Size

26.64 MB

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