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The 'Floral Star' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/35/23] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden barquentine 'Floral Star', 243 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast schooner 243 tons. ON58880, 122.0 x 25.3 x 12.7. Built 1868 Peterhead (Aberdeen) owners: William Mitchell, registered Peterhead wrecked April 25 1875 at Yankalilla SA but refloated June 18 and repaired and re-registered Aug. 1875. Wells, Grierson and Cave, registered Port Adelaide: May 1878 WR Cave. Wrecked near Chefoo, the coast of Shantung, China, April 9, 1880]

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.1 cm x 11.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Floral Star (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'South Australian Owned Coasters, Part I'.

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

20/08/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,189 x 4,646 pixels (28.8 MP)

Size

187.60 MB

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