Skip to main content

Please be advised: this website contains the names, images and voices of people who are now deceased.

Collections WA has a responsibility to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of Western Australia in all its various forms. The intention of Collections WA is to support research, and to reveal actions of the past that have impacted upon communities, families, and individuals.

In doing so, Collections WA acknowledges the need to respond sensitively and appropriately in cases when accessing this material may be confronting to Aboriginal visitors and clients.

Please also note: Some historical materials within this portal may include language or opinions that today are considered inappropriate or even offensive. Collections WA does not endorse this language and apologises for any distress caused.

Continue
Continue showing cultural advice
Stop showing cultural advice
CWA Logo Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

BATELIER WATERCOLOUR OF SS SUEVIC {CARGO LINER}

1907
Subcollections
Overview

Watercolour preparation sketch - black, white & grey - of the SS SUEVIC of the White Star Line. Sketch shows the ship stranded in the English Channel, off Lizard Head, under the lighthouse, where she was run aground on the night of Sunday 17 March 1907. The ship was cut in half to simplify re-floating. The sketch shows the aft half being towed off, the lines leading to the tugs which are not shown.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-51-V2007.7
Item type
Width
439 mm
Height or length
332 mm
Place made
Albany
Western Australia
Year
1907
Albany Historical Society Inc

Albany Historical Society Inc

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

SALVAGE-SS_SUEVIC

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->

Full size unavailable (you're already seeing this image in its highest resolution available on Collections WA)
Loading...