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The 'Cardinia' in an unidentified harbour [PRG 1373/26/6] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Cardinia', 1915 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wrecked in 1921. Built as the German ship Olinda] ['Olinda' = steel ship, 1914 gross tons. 264.5 x 40.1 x 22.9. Built 1903 (5) A Rodger and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Rhederei Act. Ges. von 1896, registered Hamburg. Seized at Newcastle, NSW, by Commonwealth Government in August 1914 and renamed 'Cardinia' (sometime during WW1 requisitioned by the British Admiralty) While in private ownership and named 'Cardinia' was wrecked on a reef off Mumbualah Island, Fiji, Sept. 1921].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.2 cm x 8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Cardinia (Ship)
Olinda (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Iron and Steel Ships (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

02/01/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,459 x 2,997 pixels (16.4 MP)

Size

49.10 MB

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