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The 'Hurunui' at opening of dry dock at Port Lyttelton, N.Z [PRG 1373/30/86] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Hurunui', 1012 tons, at opening of dry dock at Port Lyttelton, N.Z [later possibly known as 'Hermes] [iron 3 mast ship, 1053 gross, 1012 net tons. ON73588. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (9) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co., Jarrow on Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. registered London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) July 1895 sold to Russians and renamed 'Hermes' Torpedoed by a German submarine May 4 1915 off St Catherines Point, Isle of Wight. Built for the UK-NZ trade].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.4 cm x 9.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1863

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Hurunui (Ship)
Hermes (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Shipping Lines'.

Vessels owned by the New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., London, were employed in the England to New Zealand passenger and cargo trade. General cargo was taken to New Zealand and wool, grain and other Colonial produce formed the homeward cargo.

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

09/04/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,249 x 3,569 pixels (18.7 MP)

Size

56.23 MB

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