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Barque SHANDON as the Melbourne Harbour Trust hulk No.48
Barque SHANDON as the Melbourne Harbour Trust hulk No.48

Barque SHANDON as the Melbourne Harbour Trust hulk No.48

Date1907-1939
Object numberANMS0047[317]
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 103 x 150 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Australian War Memorial
HistoryBuilt in 1883, acquired by McIlwraith McEacharn Line around 1906 for use as coal hulk, repurposed Australian Commonwealth Government to ship grain to the United States during WWI, reconverted to a hulk around 1922. In 1934 the Shiplover's Society of Victoria arranged for the coal hulk to be partially re-rigged and refitted to celebrate the centenary of European settlement. Scrapped around 1960.