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The 'Hereward' wrecked on Maroubra beach, Sydney [PRG 1373/5/80] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Hereward', 1593 tons, wrecked on Maroubra beach, Sydney. The wreckage is still visible today [iron ship, 1593 tons, ON77010, 254.0 x 39.0 x 23.2. Built 1877 (8) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: JC Campbell registered London c.1885 J Potter, later Hereward Ship Co. (Potter Bros.) registered London. Stranded during an easterly gale on Marboubra Beach (now a Sydney suburb) 6 May 1898. After considerable trouble she was refloated but broke adrift and went ashore again in the same bay. A total loss. For many years her remains were considered to be a danger to surfers and were ultimately removed by explosives. See 'Sail in the South'. Named for Hereward the Wake. Carried a figurehead depicting this character].

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.6 cm x 20.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

1898

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Hereward (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Potter Brothers, London.

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

29/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,432 x 2,634 pixels (9.0 MP)

Size

27.14 MB

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