Artist's impression of the SS Ituna at sea.

Maker
Unknown
Production date
1884
 Description
View of a steamship at sea with sails set. She has a straight stem and counter stern. Her bridge and engines are amidships. She is fore-and-aft rigged on her mainmast and foremast. She is flying the Blue Peter (indicating she is about to leave port).
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Department
Photo
Maker
Production date
1884
Subject person
Subject place
Grangemouth Dockyard/Dalgrain Rd/Old Grangemouth/Grangemouth area
Subject notes
SS Ituna was a steel screw steamer of 408 tons built at Grangemouth. Steamships continued to be fitted with sails until the end of the 19th century. When the wind was favourable, sails were used to reduce the consumption of coal. Ituna had London owners until 1897 when she was sold to Scandinavian owners until 1920 and finally sold to Maltese owners. In 1921 on a voyage from Piraeus with a cargo of flour she struck a First World War mine and sank near Cape Santa Maria di Leuca on the heel of Italy.
Accession number
P09425

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