Sailing ship Alcestis run aground, probably in Otago Harbour

1880 Dunedin, New Zealand

The sailing ship Alcestis lies run aground, believed to be in Otago Harbour near Dunedin, New Zealand, sometime in the 1880s, a period when sailing vessels still carried much of the colony's overseas trade despite the growing use of steamships.

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Sailing ship Alcestis run aground, probably in Otago Harbour through time — all 2 photos taken here (1880–1898) →

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