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The 'Schomberg' at Aberdeen [PRG 1373/5/6] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden ship 'Schomberg', 2284 tons, at Aberdeen [ wooden ship, 2284 tons, 262.0 x 45.0 x 29.2. Built 1855 A Hall and Co. Aberdeen. Owners James Baines and Co., registered Liverpool. In charge of Captain James 'Bully' Forbes she left Liverpool on her maiden voyage in October 1855 flying a signal 'To Melbourne in 60 days' but she was a very heavy ship carrying railway iron etc., and was proving rather slow. She was wrecked on her maiden voyage on the Victorian coast 27 Dec. 1855, at a spot near Curdie's Inlet, now called 'Schomberg Reef'. Her captain was charged with wrecking her, and other offences in Melbourne as a result of the accident. He was cleared but it was the end of his career as a commander of fast sailing clippers. The Christchurch NZ paper Sun, 15 March 1975 published an article stating that the remains of a large portion of this ship had been discovered on the West Coast of New Zealand. It is claimed that the major portion of the upperworks had broken free from the bottom of the ship and had been carried across the Tasman as a partically submerged wreck].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.3 cm x 15.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

1855

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Schomberg (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Blackball Line / James Baines, 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

3,292 x 2,403 pixels (7.9 MP)

Size

23.75 MB

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