Bronze Age Gold from Wales
S.S. PENDENNIS (painting)
Port view of the S.S. PENDENNIS in the Bay of Naples. Title at bottom left. Signed at bottom right. Undated. Stuck on card.
The S.S. PENDENNIS was built in 1894 by Gray's of West Hartlepool, for the Pendennis Steamship Co. Ltd. (R.B. Chellew, Truro, Manager). The 2123 gross ton vessel was captured by a U-Boat on 8 July 1916 and was taken to Germany as a war prize. She was restored to the firm after the Armistice and the firm moved from Truro to Cardiff in 1920. Adeiladwyd yr S.S. PENDENNIS ym 1894 gan Gray's, West Hartlepool, ar gyfer cwmni Pendennis Steamship Ltd. (R. B. Chellew,Truro, Rheolwr). Cafodd y llong 2123 tunnell gros ei chipio gan long danfor yr Almaenwyr ar 8 Gorffennaf 1916 a'i hwylio i'r Almaen fel trysor rhyfel. Cafodd ei dychwelyd i'r cwmni wedi'r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, a symudodd y cwmni oTruroi Gaerdydd ym 1920.