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The 'Eclipse' later named 'Janet Dollar' in Sydney Harbour [PRG 1373/7/84] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Eclipse', 3090 tons, after being renamed 'Janet Dollar' [Eclipse = steel 4 mast barque. ON115842. 326.8 x 46.4 x 26.2. Built 1902 (6) A Rodger and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Anglo- american Oil Co. Ltd. registered London, 1912 sold German owners and renamed Egon and was interned in Mexico most of WW1 and was then sold and renamed Janet Dollar. Last voyage in 1924 when she took timber to Tsingtao. She then lay idle for three years before being sold to become a hulk in China].

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.4 cm x 13.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1917

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Eclipse (Ship)
Janet Dollar (Ship)
Egon (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd., 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

06/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,437 x 2,274 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.46 MB

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