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Shipping at Outer Harbor [PRG 280/1/24/8] • Photograph

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Summary

The tugboat 'Euro' swinging an overseas passenger liner into port on arrival at Outer Harbor, South Australia. A researcher has suggested that the passenger vessel is the 'Beltana', built in 1912 by Caird & Co, Greenock, Scotland. He has provided the following information: 'Base Port: London Tonnage: 11120 gross Dimensions: length 515', breadth 63', draught 28' Motive Power: Quadruple expansion engines (9000 IHP) Screws: twin Service Speed: 14 knots Passenger decks: 3 Crew: 260 Passengers: 350 to 1100 third class Livery: Black hull, stone superstructure, black funnel and red boot topping refer - "Ships that Passed" by Scott Baty. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., reg. Greenock. 1914: Troopship for Indian & Australian troops. 1917: North Atlantic Troopship. 1919: Resumed Australian service. 1930 May: Toyo Hoyei KK to be converted to a whale factory ship, but laid up. 1933: Demolished in Japan.'

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 13 x 31 cm

Dates / Publication details

1921

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Euro (Tugboat)
Beltana (Ship)
Tugboats -- South Australia -- Outer Harbor.
Passenger ships -- South Australia -- Outer Harbor.
Ships, Iron and steel.

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Date

30/01/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,182 x 1,724 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

7.21 MB

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