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The 'Swanhilda' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/6/60] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Swanhilda', 2150 tons, at Port Adelaide [steel 4 mast barque, 2150 tons, ON97669, 273.0 x 42.3 x 24.0. Built 1890 (8) A McMillan and Son Ltd., Dumbarton. Owners: Swanhilda Ship Co. (JW Carmichael and Co.) registered Glasgow. c.1904. Sailing Ship Swanhilda Co. (W Lewis and Co.) registered Glasgow. Wrecked in 1910 on a voyage from Cardiff to West Coast, USA. Said to have made some smart passages to South Australia].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.1 cm x 14.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1899

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Swanhilda (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by W. Lewis 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

03/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,737 x 2,637 pixels (9.9 MP)

Size

29.58 MB

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