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Barque THISTLEBANK
Barque THISTLEBANK

Barque THISTLEBANK

Date1891-1914
Object numberANMS0048[006]
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 112 × 157 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Australian War Memorial
Terms
    History4-masted steel barque THISTLEBANK, built by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow in 1891 for A. Weir & Co (Bank Line) for Andrew Weir's Pacific grain trade. Sold to Norwegian interests in 1914 and sunk by a German submarine on 30 June 1915 during WWI during a voyage from Bahia Blanca to Queenstown with a cargo of wheat.