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SS NORMAN MONARCH possibly near Kirribilli in Sydney
SS NORMAN MONARCH possibly near Kirribilli in Sydney

SS NORMAN MONARCH possibly near Kirribilli in Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1937-1941
Object number00020500
NameNitrate negative
MediumEmulsion on nitrate film.
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionMonarch Steamship Company Ltd's cargo steamer SS NORMAN MONARCH was built in 1937. On 20 May 1941, the vessel torpedoed by the German submarine U-94 and sunk, off the coast of Cape Farewell.SignificanceThe Samuel J Hood photographic collection records an extensive range of maritime activity on Sydney Harbour, including sail and steam ships, crew portraits, crews at work, ship interiors, stevedores loading and unloading cargo, port scenes, pleasure boats and harbourside social activities from the 1890s through to the 1950s. They are also highly competent artistic studies and views - Hood was regarded as an important figure in early Australian photojournalism. Hood’s maritime photographs are one of the most significant collections of such work in Australia.