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The 'Helga' in an unidentified harbour [PRG 1373/31/89] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden barquentine 'Helga'. 1254 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden barquentine, 1254 tons. ON121156, 209.0 x 42.2 x 21.7. Built CG Framnaes, Sandefjord, Norway, in 1892 and then described as a barque of 1366 gross, 1332 net tons. Condemned c.1904 apparently in Sydney. When built named 'Fortuna' renamed at a time unknown.1906 - owners Narabeen Ship Co. Ltd. and Dan Patrick Wall, registered Sydney. Wrecked off Honolulu, August 1910].

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Physical description

Photograph; 13 cm x 18 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1911

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Helga (Ship)
Fortuna (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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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

3,786 x 5,253 pixels (19.9 MP)

Size

59.69 MB

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