Historical information
"France II" was an extremely large tall ship, square rigged as a five-masted steel-hulled barque. and belonging to the "Compagnie française de marine et de commerce" was a totally wrecked in a coral reef of Ouano on the coast of New Caledonia in the night between 11 and 12 July 1922.
The France II was the second largest commercial merchant sailing ship ever built (hull length:142,2m).
Physical description
Black and white photograph mounted on grey cardboard depicting a sailing ship
Inscriptions & markings
Handwritten in black ink at bottom on mount: "5 mast barque (France) wrecked on the Caledonian coast / on the 12th of July 1922"
Subjects
References
- Wrecked French Barque Article with picture: The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) , Fri 14 Jul 1922 , Page 5
- Survivors of wreck Article The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), Mon 31 Jul 1922, Page 4
