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Tugs going about their business at Outer Harbor [PRG 1373/82/9] • Photograph

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Summary

Tugs going about their business at Outer Harbor [in this photograph the tug Eagle is seen towing. Eagle = steel single screw tug, ON95971, 229 gross, 17 net tons, Built 1890 (4) JT Eltringham and Co. South Shields, 125.4 x 22.6 x 12.8. Triple expans. recip. steam eng. one single ended coal fired boiler all by JP Rennoldson and Sons. Ltd. Owners Huddart, Parker Ltd. Registered Melbourne. Sold 1960 to Hines Metals Ltd. Port Adelaide and demolished. Spent long periods working in South Australia. See 'Steam Tugs in SA' by Parsons]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 15 cm x 20.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Eagle (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Tugs and Harbour Craft'

This section comprises 'Tugs and Harbor Craft - South Australian'.

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

02/10/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,958 x 3,710 pixels (18.4 MP)

Size

55.20 MB

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