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'Fortunata Figari' iron ship [PRG 1373/47/59] • Photograph

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Summary

'Fortunata Figari' iron ship 2204 tons. At Melbourne after being damaged in collision with 'SS Coogie' in Bass Strait, 25th December 1903. [iron 4 mast ship rigged sailing vessel, 2204 gross, 2149 net tons. 289.6 x 40.5 x 24.5. Built 1883 (8) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co. Southampton as 'Kistna' for Liverpool owners ON87873. Owners GB and G Figaridi, registered Genoa. In collision with the steamer 'Coogee' from Launceston off the Port Phillip Heads, Dec. 25 1903. A famous incident]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 11.3 cm x 15 cm

Dates / Publication details

1903

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Fortunata Figari (Ship)
Kistna (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Italian Owned Wooden, and Iron and Steel Sailing Vessels'.

This section comprises Italian Owned Iron and Steel 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

03/10/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,888 x 3,715 pixels (18.2 MP)

Size

54.50 MB

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