rms

37 photos tagged rms, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.

When were these photos taken?

5
1880
2007

 

Where were these photos tagged?

24% of these photos are geotagged.

Tags that often appear on the same photos:

Members using this tag

Photos

Photos tagged rms:

Loading photos…

See more on flickr.com →

Recent uploads

The last upload was 25 June.

Conversations

Here’s a selection of the conversations happening on these photos:

bcp_02025r

from State Library of New South Wales

SS CARTHAGE, P&O Steam Navigation Co

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

  • beachcomber australia said:
    24/08/1881: Launched for The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, London. 14/10/1881: Registered. 16/10/1881: Delivered. Although steel had already been introduced into the P&O fleet, it was in short supply, so CARTHAGE and her elder sister ROME, P&O’s biggest ships to date, were built of iron. Designed to compete with the latest Orient Line tonnage on the Australian route they pioneered the impressive four mast/two funnel/two tier deckhouses profile that became P&O’s traditional style. 26/10/1881: Maiden voyage to Australia. 1882: Employed as a hospital ship during the Egyptian Campaign. 1886: Searchlight fitted, thus allowing CARTHAGE to become the first ship to transit the Suez Canal at night. 1891: Plans were made to lengthen and refit her, as was done with her sister ROME. However, they were abandoned on grounds of cost. 1892: Yards removed. Transferred to Bombay service. 1897: Carried distinguished foreign guests to the Diamond Jubilee Review. 1900~01: Employed as a transport and hospital ship during the Boxer Rebellion in China. 1902: Carried guests to King Edward VII’s Coronation Review, hitting the quay at Southampton when landing them. 30/12/1902: Laid up at Bombay. 06/05/1903: Sold for £10,749 to Essafji Tajbhoy Borah for demolition at Mazagon Powder Works, Bombay.
    From www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=15274
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Nice one, thanks BC! Our records have been updated with this info.

SS AUSTRAL, Orient Steam Navigation Co

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

  • 1 older comment, and then…
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Loving the illustrations round the edge of Charles Bayliss' photo. The AUSTRAL is an old favourite. In 1882 -
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia The sketches around the outside are fantastic aren't they :)
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons Yes - I wonder if Ned Hungerford was doodling ...
  • thunderbolt cafe said:
    my great ,great grandfather arrived in Australia on the austral great pictures
  • beachcomber australia said:
    thunderbolt cafe Good stuff! Do you know what year? This is the best and most detailed photo of the AUSTRAL I have yet seen, particularly in the ENORMOUS original size.