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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

BATELIER WATERCOLOUR OF SS SUEVIC {CARGO LINER}

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BATELIER, Claude James

1907

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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.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-51-V2007.7

Item type

Artworks

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Material

Ink

Paper

Watercolours

Width

439 mm

Height or length

332 mm

Keywords

ILLUSTRATION

Watercolour

Ship

Place made

Albany, Western Australia

Year

Last modified

Friday, 16 January, 2026

Completeness

83

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