Historical information
Arthur V Gregory b.1867, d.1957 worked from studio at 326 Albert Road South Melbourne established by his father G F Gregory in 1852.
As Argosy Lemal the ship served as one of the early United States Army communications ships from 1942–1949.
Physical description
Water colour painting in painted gilt frame
Inscriptions & markings
Argosy Lemal off Cape Otway
A.V. Gregory
Subjects
References
- In 1920, she became known as the Argosy Lemal after she was purchased and registered by the Argosy Shipping and Coal Company in Newcastle-on-Tyne in England. In 1923, she was brought to Australia and was purchased by Yorke Shipping Pty Ltd and subsequently played an active role in coastal shipping working numerous ports. That company later became a subsidiary of the Adelaide Steamship Company.
