Skip to main content
The screw steam ship AUSTRALASIAN
The screw steam ship AUSTRALASIAN

The screw steam ship AUSTRALASIAN

Maker (Established 1842)
Date1857
Object number00006220
NameEngraving
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsSheet: 175 × 264 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
HistoryThe AUSTRALASIAN was the first ship built for the European and Australian Royal Mail Company under contract to the british government. The AUSTRALASIAN was stationed between Suez and Australia and serviced the Indian Ocean portion of that trip.