Bronze Age Gold from Wales

2001.61/50 (1 of 3) - envelope addressed to 'Engineer, S.S. Pontypridd Alex Dock Newport' from the National Mutual Life Association of Austrailia Limited. Postmarked April 25 1916. 2001.61/50 (2 of 3) - leaflet 'Important to Captains, Engineers & Officers'. 2001.61/50 (3 of 3) - leaflet 'Can you save £1 a month'.

S.S. PONTYPRIDD. Built 1924 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Newcastle for Thomas Morel & Co. On 11 June 1942, she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-94 while en route from Immingham to Sydney in ballast, and a straggler in Convoy ONS-100. Two crew were lost. The master was taken prisoner by U-569 and was taken to POW camp Milag Nord. 42 crew members and three gunners were picked up by HMCS CHAMBLY and landed at St Johns.