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The 'Speke' wrecked at Phillip Island, Victoria [PRG 1373/5/49] • Photograph

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Summary

The steel ship 'Speke', 2875 tons, wrecked at Phillip Island, Victoria on 23.3.1906 [steel ship 2875 tons, ON97847, 310.3 x 42.2 x 25.6. Built 1891 (3) TR Oswald and Co. Ltd., Milford Haven, Owners: Sailing Ship Speke Ltd. (RW Leyland and Co.) registered Liverpool. Wrecked Phillip Island, 23 Feb. 1906].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.4 cm x 13.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

1906

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Speke (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by R.W. Leyland and Co., Liverpool.

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

28/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,461 x 2,238 pixels (7.7 MP)

Size

23.25 MB

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