Bronze Age Gold from Wales
S.S. BRECONIAN (painting)
Starboard view of the S.S. BRECONIAN in rough sea. Unsigned and undated. Stuck onto thin card.
S.S. BRECONIAN (4131gt) built 1906 by Doxford & Sons, Sunderland. Owned by Cambrian Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and managed by J. Mathias & Sons, Aberystwyth. Turret deck vessel. Sold in 1917 to Tyneside Line Ltd. (J. Ridley, Son & Tully, Managers), Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Transferred 1920 to Tyneside Line (1920) Ltd. (same managers), Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Sold 1926 to G. Bozzo, Genoa and re-named LORENZO BOZZO. Scrapped in 1932 at Genoa. In the fleet 1906-1917. Official number 8527. Tonnage gross 4121. Tonnage nett 2577. Length 350.0, beam 51.1, depth/draught 24.0 feet. Machinery T 3 cyl by the shipbuilders.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1998.9
Creation/Production
unknown
Date: 1906 (circa)
Acquisition
Purchase, 20/1/1998
Measurements
mount (mm): 463
mount (mm): 673
mount (mm): 500
mount (mm): 755
Techniques
gouache on paper
painting and drawing
Material
paper
card
Location
In store
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