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The 'Alma Doepel' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/31/58] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden schooner 'Alma Doepel', 131 tons, in an unidentified port. [wood 3 mast schooner - no later than 1917, became auxiliary engined 150g. 117n tons. ON117640 105.0 x 26.6 x 7.6. Aux engine 40hp. fitted c. 1917. Then re-engined c.1937 and converted to twin screw during WW2 and these twin engines replaced about 1955. Converted into a barge in 1960 for limestone. Sold in 1976 to Melbourne owners for restoration as a sail training ship and efforts made to refit to her original condition. Was reduced from three masts to two masts fore and aft rig in 1937. Built 1903 F. Doepel, Bellinger River NSW. Owneers: F. Doepel reg. Sydney 1917. Rahra and Co. Ltd. (subsidiary of Henry Jones) reg. Hobart 1940 Alma Doepel P/L (Jones subsidiary) Taken by USA forced during WW2; returns to Henry Jones after the War, until sold for private use in 1976. Usually claimed to be the last square rigged sailing ship built in Australia.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.1 cm x 11 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1906

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Alma Doepel (Ship)
Schooners
Ships, Wooden

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General notes

From the volume titled 'Australian Owned Sailing Vessels'.

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

17/04/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,470 x 4,043 pixels (22.1 MP)

Size

66.37 MB

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