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The 'Wortanna' in an unidentified harbour [PRG 1373/31/74] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron schooner 'Wortanna', 213 tons, in an unidentified harbour [built as the iron paddle steam tug 'Albatross', sold and renamed Dec. 1918 and converted - iron auxiliary schooner, 213 gross, 163 net tons. ON74654, 131.4 x 21.1 x 10.4. Built 1875 Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. 1918 = 8 cyl oil engine. Owners: WJ Wardle (Adelaide), registered Mlebourne; 1918 Frank A Verco; 1920 Victor Reeves (Hobart); 1921 Cairns Timber Ltd.; June 1922 Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd. and altered into a sugar lighter. Requisitioned by US Forces in WW2. Then returned to owners, no longer described as auxiliary schooner, but twin screw motor ship. Stranded near the entrance to Mourilyan Harbour, Queensland and declared a constructive total loss. See 'The Adelaide Line' by Parsons, July 1975].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15 cm x 10.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1911

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Wortanna (Ship)
Albatross (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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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

6,050 x 4,452 pixels (26.9 MP)

Size

80.83 MB

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