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British Phosphate Commission officers from MV TRIADIC
British Phosphate Commission officers from MV TRIADIC

British Phosphate Commission officers from MV TRIADIC

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1938-1940
Object number00020404
NameNitrate negative
MediumEmulsion on nitrate film.
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionMV TRIADIC was built for British Phosphate Commissioners in 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland. It was built as a Phosphate Carrier, however, in December 1940, it was captured, torpedoed and scuttled by the German auxiliary cruisers ORION and KOMET near the island of Nauru.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.