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The 'Letterewe' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/23/61] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Letterewe', 820 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron 3 mast barque, 829 tons. ON76394, 191.0 x 33.3 x 19.0. Built 1876 (12) WH Potter and Co., Liverpool. Owners: Dixon, Irwin and Co. registered Liverpool, then J Dowie and Co. Subsequently became 'Henriette', then 'Vittoria', then 'Sarita', and finally 'Freixas' and converted to a steamship] [829 gross tons, 798 net tons. Built and owned by Dixon Irwin of Liverpool. Dixon Irwin later formed the firm, Dixon Irwin and Co. Letterewe was sold to J Dowie and Co. and with this company sailed for many years to Australia as one of the ships of the Black Star Line. In 1882 Letterewe was stranded on the coast of Fife after making a very fast trip from India to Dundee with a cargo of jute. She was salvaged and in 1910, sold, apparently becoming a hulk in a South American port. During the first world war, because of a general shortage of ships, Letterewe was fitted with a steam engine. She sailed under various names: 'Henriette', later 'Vittoria' and in the early 1920's, 'Sarita;, then 'Freixas I'. In 1955 she was still afloat as a steam ship. 'Astur', registered in Gijon, Spain].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.1 cm x 15.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1908

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Letterewe (Ship)
Henriette (Ship)
Vittoria (Ship)
Sarita (Ship)
Freixas (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

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

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

31/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,268 x 2,256 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.14 MB

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