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'Ponape' 4 masted barque [PRG 1373/78/111] • Photograph

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Summary

Shipping a heavy sea in the South Atlantic; 4 masted barque 'Ponape' [steel 4 mast barque, 2464 gross, 2365 net tons. 293.4 x 41.8 x 23.7. Built 1903 (7) Soc. Esercizio Bacini, Genoa as 'Regina Elena' for Cav. P Milesi reigstered Genoa. Later F Laiesz, registered Hamburg and renamed 'Ponape', then became the Norwegian 'Bellhouse' and later reverted to 'Ponape'. Preserved in Sweden. In Gustaf Erikson's fleet from 1929-1936]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 12 cm x 20.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Ponape (Ship)
Regina Elena (Ship)
Bellhouse (Ship)

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Shipboard Scenes'.

This section comprises 'Miscellaneous Shipboard Scenes'.

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

10/01/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,021 x 3,633 pixels (21.9 MP)

Size

65.65 MB

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