Polly Woodside is a Belfast-built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque, preserved in Melbourne, Australia, and forming the central feature of the South Wharf precinct. The ship was originally built in Belfast by William J. Woodside and was launched in 1885. Polly Woodside is typical of thousands of smaller iron barques built in the last days of sail, intended for deep water trade around the world and designed to be operated as economically as possible.
Read more about Polly Woodside: Voyages 1885–1904, Voyages 1904–1922, As A Coal Lighter 1922–1962, Preservation and Restoration Since 1968, Redevelopment and Dry Dock Works After 2006