Summary
HMVS Nelson at Williamstown, 24 April 1898. This was the day the ship was sold by the Colony of Victoria, and purchased by Bernard Einerson of Sydney for £2,400. The Nelson had been the training ship of the Victorian Navy since 1867 and was decommissioned in 1891.
Photograph by Thomas Beckett. Part of a collection of glass plate negatives taken by Dr Thomas George Beckett, doctor, pioneering radiologist and amateur photographer between 1891 and 1910. The collection is primarily of Beckett's family, friends, homes, and towns and suburbs where Beckett and his family lived, including Charlton in central Victoria and Northcote & South Yarra, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
Description of Content
The training ship HMVS Nelson tied up at wharf on the day it was sold at auction.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Joan Hadden, by Sep 1990
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Place & Date Depicted
Williamstown, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 Apr 1898
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 180 High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 Apr 1898
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Ship Depicted
HMVS Nelson (Warship), Victorian Colonial Navy, Williamstown, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 Apr 1898
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Format
Glass Negative, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Original caption: 'HMS NELSON.'
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Classification
Water transport, Wind power - sailing vessels, Naval vessels - victorian
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Marine Transport, Sailing Vessels, Shipping, Water Transport, Wharves
