State Library of South Australia

The 'Ainsdale' at Port Chalmers [PRG 1373/9/54] • Photograph

Info

Share
- facebook
- twitter
- pinterest
- google+
- email
Buy
Download
Permanent link
Print

Prev Next

Summary

The steel ship 'Ainsdale', 1825 tons, at Port Chalmers. [S. Ship, 1825t. ON97819, 270.0 x 39.8 x 23.4, B. 1890 (10) CJ Bigger, Londonderry, Ireland & Porter, reg. Liverpool Lt Alby Union Carbide Factories Ltd. c.1923/4 became the German screw steamship 'Bollan' reg. Hamburg. Fate unknown. Ref 5 Vol 2 = torpedoed on Feb 15, 1916 but was later towed into port and repaired and engine then added. Also further experience with torpedoes in April 1918. (In Section 4, of Volume 9 is a photograph of this ship but I find no evidence that she was ever owned by JD Newton, as the ship was built after his death and the company did not survive the owner) Volume 9, with the 'Lobo' in Port Adelaide and at Port Chalmers in New Zealand)].

Restrictions

This image has no known copyright restrictions.

Please refer to the State Library's Conditions of use.

Learn more about copyright and our collection.

Physical description

Photograph; 10.7 cm x 14.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1895

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Ainsdale (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

Return to catalogue

General notes

One of the ships owned by The Dale Line / J.D. Newton 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

13/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,696 x 2,778 pixels (10.3 MP)

Size

30.82 MB

Ask Us

If you would like further information about this image, please Ask Us