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Barque COLONY with SS CORINTHIA behind
Barque COLONY with SS CORINTHIA behind

Barque COLONY with SS CORINTHIA behind

Date1899-1910
Object numberANMS0048[022]
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 112 x 160 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Australian War Memorial
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    HistoryBuilt in 1886 for Ogwen Shipping Co. the COLONY was re-rigged as a four masted barque in 1899. In 1910 it was sold to The County Shipping Co. Ltd. In 1915 it was sold to Norwegian interests and torpedoed in 1918 by a German U-Boat during WWI.